Polycera onomqhele Nudibranch

Polycera onomqhele is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Polycera onomqhele, long beach, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)

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lexID:: 17681
AphiaID:: 1874087

Scientific:: Polycera onomqhele
German:: Kronen Hörnchenschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Naaktslakken

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Doridida (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Polycera (Genus) > onomqhele (Species)
Initial determination:: Toms, Pola, von der Heyden & Gosliner, 2026

Occurrence:: Endemic species, South-Africa
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Food:: Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Food specialist, 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:

Polycera abei
Neonsternschnecke
Polycera alabe
Tintenfleck Neonsternschnecke
Polycera anae
Polycera atra
Sorcerers Polycera
Polycera aurantiomarginata
Neonsternschnecke
Polycera aurisula
Polycera capensis
Gekrönte Polycera, Kap Polycera
Polycera chilluna
Polycera elegans
Elegante Neonsternschnecke
Polycera faeroensis
Färöer Neonsternschnecke
Polycera fujitai
Fujita Neonsternschnecke
Polycera hedgpethi
Hedgepeths Polycera
Polycera herthae
Polycera hummi
Humms Polycera
Polycera janjukia
Janjuk Neonsternschnecke
Polycera japonica
Polycera kaiserae
Polycera maculata
Polycera maddoxi
Polycera manzanilloensis
Polycera marplatensis
Polycera melanosticta
Schwarz gesprenkelte Polycera
Polycera odhneri
Polycera parvula
Kleine Polycera
Polycera picta
Polycera priva
Polycera quadrilineata
Gestreifte Neonsternschnecke, Vier Reihen Neonsternschnecke
Polycera risbeci
Risbecs Neonsternschnecke
Polycera rycia
Polycera tricolor
Dreifarbige Polycera
Polycera xicoi

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-08-29 14:02:30
Last edit:: 2026-03-27 12:46:40

Info

Polycera onomqhele Toms, Pola, von der Heyden & Gosliner, 2026

Formerly known as Polycera sp.-c, now described in 2026 as Polycera onomqhele.

Members of genus Polycera feeding on bryozoans.

Similar to Polycera enesithsaba,Polycera namaquae und Polycera capensis.

External links

link.springer (en). Abgerufen am 27.03.2026.

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Spawn

Polycera onomqhele,sterretjies gordons bay 2025(CC-BY-SA)

Polycera onomqhele,rambler north false bay 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

Commonly

Polycera onomqhele, long beach, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)

Polycera onomqhele, pmb reef Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)

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