Cyerce basi Bas Cyerce, Sap-sucking Sea Slug

Cyerce basi is commonly referred to as Bas Cyerce, Sap-sucking Sea Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17579 

AphiaID:

0 

Scientific:

Cyerce basi 

German:

Bas Cyerce, Saftsauger 

English:

Bas Cyerce, Sap-sucking Sea Slug 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caliphyllidae (Family) > Cyerce (Genus) > basi (Species) 

Initial determination:

K. Moreno, Gosliner, N. G. Wilson, Krug & Á. Valdés, 2025 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bali, Indonesia, Marschall Islands, New Caledonia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Tulamben 

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:

10 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Coral reefs, Lagoons, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,5cm - 2,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous, No reliable information available 

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:

• 
  Cyerce antillensis
  Anillen Glas-Saftsauger
• 
  Cyerce bourbonica
  Saftsauger
• 
  Cyerce cristallina
  Kristall Saftsauger
• Cyerce edmundsi
• 
  Cyerce elegans
  Elegante Cyerce, Sternen Cyerce
• Cyerce graeca
• 
  Cyerce kikutarobabai
  Kikutaros Schmetterlingsschnecke, Saftsauger
• 
  Cyerce nigricans
  Schwarz Goldene Cyerce
• Cyerce orteai
• 
  Cyerce pavonina
  Pfauen-Cyerce, Saftsauger

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Cyerce basi
  Bas Cyerce, Saftsauger
• 
  Cyerce blackburnae
  Blackburns Cyerce, Saftsauger
• 
  Cyerce goodheartae
  Goodhearts Cyerce
• 
  Cyerce katiae
  Katis Cyerce, Katis Schmetterlingsschnecke
• 
  Cyerce nigra
  Schwarze Cyerce
• 
  Cyerce piercei
  Pierce Cyerce
• 
  Cyerce trowbridgeae
  Trowbridges Cycere
• 
  Cyerce tutela
  Tutela Cyerce, Saftsauger

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-07-05 16:55:52 

Last edit:

2025-09-23 19:14:49 

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