Capellinia vittata Nudibranch

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

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lexID:

18659 

AphiaID:

1829468 

Scientific:

Capellinia vittata 

German:

Gebänderte Capellina. Fadenschnecke 

English:

Nudibranch 

Category:

Naaktslakken 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Eubranchidae (Family) > Capellinia (Genus) > vittata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Alder & Hancock, ), 1842 

Occurrence:

European Coasts, France, Ireland, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Spain, the British Isles 

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:

1 - 15 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,9cm - 2,9cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 13,5 °F (°C - 13,5°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Capellinia doriae
  Dorias Capellina, Fadenschnecke
• 
  Capellinia fustifera
  Keulentragende Capellinia
• 
  Capellinia vittata
  Gebänderte Capellina. Fadenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-10-03 14:28:10 

Last edit:

2026-10-03 14:37:19 

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