Phyllidia babai Baba's Phyllidia

Phyllidia babai is commonly referred to as Baba's Phyllidia. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dan Schofield, UK

Phyllidia babai,Bitung, Bitung City, North Sulawesi, Indonesia 2020 (CC BY)

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lexID:: 6890
AphiaID:: 536635

Scientific:: Phyllidia babai
German:: Babas Phyllidia
English:: Baba's Phyllidia

Category:: Naaktslakken

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Phyllidiidae (Family) > Phyllidia (Genus) > babai (Species)
Initial determination:: Brunckhorst, 1993

Occurrence:: Australia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lembeh Strait, Okinawa, Papua New Guinea, Sulawesi
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
Size:: 0.79" - 1.69" (2cm - 4.3cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, 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:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-03-22 13:18:40
Last edit:: 2026-02-09 12:44:16

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Phyllidia babai Brunckhorst, 1993

The backround colur is a cream to light yellow or a pale white, with yellow tubercles in the mittle of the mantle.Rhinophores are yellow.

This species feeds on the yellow sponge Acanthella stipata.

Very similar species are Phyllidia willani and Phyllidia exquisita.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Phyllidioidea (Superfamily) > Phyllidiidae (Family) > Phyllidia (Genus)

External links

Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Phyllidia babai Copyright by Franka & Mäge Wermut

Phyllidia babai,Bitung, Bitung City, North Sulawesi, Indonesia 2020 (CC BY)

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