Dermatobranchus caesitius Blue Pinstripe

Dermatobranchus caesitius is commonly referred to as Blue Pinstripe. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

17445 

AphiaID:

558976 

Scientific:

Dermatobranchus caesitius 

German:

Blauer Nadelstreifen Furchenschnecke 

English:

Blue Pinstripe 

Category:

Naaktslakken 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Arminidae (Family) > Dermatobranchus (Genus) > caesitius (Species) 

Initial determination:

Gosliner & Fahey, 2011 

Occurrence:

KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), Mozambique, Philippines, South-Africa 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

0.39" - 0.39" (1,0cm - 1,8cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Dermatobranchus albineus
  Weiß-Rippen Furchenschnecke
• Dermatobranchus albopunctulatus
• 
  Dermatobranchus albus
  Furchenschnecke
• Dermatobranchus arminus
• 
  Dermatobranchus caeruleomaculatus
  Blau-gefleckte Furchenschnecke
• 
  Dermatobranchus caesitius
  Blauer Nadelstreifen Furchenschnecke
• Dermatobranchus cymatilis
• 
  Dermatobranchus dendronephthyphagus
  Furchenschnecke
• Dermatobranchus diagonalis
• Dermatobranchus earlei
• Dermatobranchus fasciatus
• 
  Dermatobranchus fortunatus
  Glücks-Dermatobranchus, Fortunatus-Furchenschnecke
• 
  Dermatobranchus funiculus
  Furchenschnecke
• Dermatobranchus glaber
• 
  Dermatobranchus gonatophorus
  Furchenschnecke
• 
  Dermatobranchus kalyptos
  Furchenschnecke
• Dermatobranchus kokonas
• Dermatobranchus leoni
• Dermatobranchus marginlatus
• Dermatobranchus microphallus
• Dermatobranchus multidentatus
• Dermatobranchus multistriatus
• Dermatobranchus nigropunctatus
• Dermatobranchus oculus
• 
  Dermatobranchus ornatus
  Kunstvolle Furchenschnecke
• Dermatobranchus otome
• 
  Dermatobranchus phyllodes
  Furchenschnecke
• 
  Dermatobranchus piperoides
  Furchenschnecke
• 
  Dermatobranchus primus
  Furchenschnecke
• 
  Dermatobranchus pustulosus
  Furchenschnecke
• 
  Dermatobranchus rodmani
  Furchenschnecke
• Dermatobranchus rubidus
• Dermatobranchus sagamianus
• Dermatobranchus semilunus
• 
  Dermatobranchus semistriatus
  Furchenschnecke
• Dermatobranchus striatellus
• Dermatobranchus striatus
• Dermatobranchus substriatus
• Dermatobranchus tongshanensis
• 
  Dermatobranchus tuberculatus
  Furchenschnecke
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More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Dermatobranchus sp.02
  Furchenschnecke
• 
  Dermatobranchus sp. 03
  Furchenschnecke
• 
  Dermatobranchus sp.01
  Furchenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-05-16 14:54:42 

Last edit:

2025-05-16 15:13:30 

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