Berthellina delicata

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lexID:: 7478
AphiaID:: 863427

Scientific:: Berthellina delicata
German:: Delicate Seitenkiemerschnecke
English:: Orange Gumdrop, Delicate Berthellina, Sidegill Slug

Category:: Naaktslakken
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Pleurobranchida (Order) > Pleurobranchidae (Family) > Berthellina (Genus) > delicata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pease, ), 1861

Occurrence:: Hawaii, Tahiti, Indonesia, Indische Oceaan
Size:: 2 cm - 5 cm
Temperature:: 22°C - 27°C
Food:: Koraalpoliepen, Sponzen, Voederspecialist
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
Red List:: Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Berthellina barquini
Berthellina circularis
Berthellina citrina
Seitenkiemerschnecke
Berthellina cuvieri
Berthellina delicata
Delicate Seitenkiemerschnecke
Berthellina edwardsii
Pfirsichschnecke
Berthellina granulata
Seitenkiemerschnecke
Berthellina ignis
Berthellina ilisima
Seitenkiemerschnecke
Berthellina magma
Berthellina minor
Berthellina oblonga
Berthellina quadridens
Seitenkiemerschnecke
Berthellina saidensis
Berthellina utris

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-08-26 19:50:33
Last edit:: 2017-04-19 20:44:44

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Berthellina delicata (Pease, 1861)

The body colour is a light to dark orange.This species is nocturnal.It occurs in rocky habitats at protected sites and in Halimeda kanaloana beds.Berthellina delicata feeds on coral polyps such as Porites,Tubastra, Montipora and on sponges.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Pleurobranchomorpha (Order) > Pleurobranchoidea (Superfamily) > Pleurobranchidae (Family) > Berthellina (Genus)

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