Doriopsilla capensis White-spotted nudibranch

Doriopsilla capensis Bergh, 1907 wird umgangssprachlich oft als Weiß Gepunktete Nacktschnecke bezeichnet.

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Doriopsilla Capensis,vulcan rock, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

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AphiaID:: 537020

Scientific:: Doriopsilla capensis
German:: Weiß-Gepunktete Doriopsilla, Kap Doriopsilla
English:: White-spotted Nudibranch

Category:: Naaktslakken

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dendrodorididae (Family) > Doriopsilla (Genus) > capensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Bergh, 1907

Occurrence:: Endemic species, South-Africa
Sea depth:: 10 - 30 Meter
Size:: 3,0 cm
Temperature:: °F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°C)
Food:: Food strudler, Sponges
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:

Doriopsilla albopunctata
Weißgepunktete Doris
Doriopsilla areolata
Nacktschnecke
Doriopsilla aurea
Doriopsilla bertschi
Doriopsilla capensis
Weiß-Gepunktete Doriopsilla, Kap Doriopsilla
Doriopsilla carneola
Nacktschnecke
Doriopsilla davebehrensi
Nacktschnecke
Doriopsilla debruini
Doriopsilla elitae
Doriopsilla espinosai
Doriopsilla fulva
Gesalzene Doris, Weiß Gesprenkelte Doriopsilla
Doriopsilla gemela
Nacktschnecke
Doriopsilla janaina
Nacktschnecke
Doriopsilla miniata
Bekritzelte Doriopsilla
Doriopsilla nigrocera
Doriopsilla nigrolineata
Doriopsilla pallida
Doriopsilla peculiaris
Nacktschnecke
Doriopsilla pelseneeri
Pelseneers Doriopsilla
Doriopsilla rowena
Nacktschnecke
Doriopsilla spaldingi
Spaldings Doris
Doriopsilla tishae

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2010-06-22 23:30:28
Last edit:: 2019-09-09 16:29:34

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Doriopsilla capensis Bergh, 1907

The white-spotted nudibranch has a translucent white- to tan-coloured body. The Mantle may have a bluish tinge. The body is covered with white protuberances. The mantle margin is opaque white. The rhinophores and gills are cream-coloured .

Doriopsilla capensis is probably endemic to South Africa. .The white-spotted nudibranch has been found among sponges.

Synonymised names:
Dendrodoris capensis (Bergh, 1907)

External links

Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Doriopsilla capensisphotographers reef Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2023 (CC-BY-SA)

Commonly

Doriopsilla Capensis,vulcan rock, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

Doriopsilla capensis 02, Cape Town Nudibranchs 2010

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