Cadlina limbaughorum Limbaugh's Cadlina

Cadlina limbaughorum is commonly referred to as Limbaugh's Cadlina. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Cadlina limbaughorum, 20mm, California

Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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Scientific:: Cadlina limbaughorum
German:: Limbaughs Cadlina
English:: Limbaugh's Cadlina

Category:: Naaktslakken

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Cadlinidae (Family) > Cadlina (Genus) > limbaughorum (Species)
Initial determination:: Lance, 1962

Occurrence:: Alaska , Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), North Pacific (Ocean), USA
Sea depth:: 15 - 42 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water, Sponge areas
Size:: up to 1.3" (3.3 cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 77 °F (20°C - 25°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:

Cadlina abyssicola
Cadlina affinis
Cadlina dubia
Cadlina excavata
Cadlina flavomaculata
Gelbgepunktete Cadlina
Cadlina georgiensis
Cadlina glabra
Cadlina japonica
Cadlina kamchatica
Cadlina kerguelensis
Cadlina laevis
Glatte Sternschnecke, Weiße Atlantische Cadlina, Glatte Prachtsternschneck
Cadlina limbaughorum
Limbaughs Cadlina
Cadlina luarna
Cadlina luteomarginata
Gelbrand-Cadlina
Cadlina magellanica
Cadlina modesta
Bescheidene Cadlina
Cadlina nigrobranchiata
Cadlina pacifica
Cadlina pellucida
Cadlina rumia
Cadlina scabriuscula
Cadlina sparsa
Dark-spot Cadlina
Cadlina tasmanica
Cadlina umiushi
Cadlina willani

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-09-12 19:07:26
Last edit:: 2025-09-18 19:52:21

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Cadlina limbaughorum Lance, 1962

Cadlina limbaughorum have black rhinophores and gills, and no yellow markings.

Similar is Cadlina flavomaculata with black rhinophores, yellow spots and margin. Cadlina luteomarginata has a yellow marginal band. Cadlina modesta has yellow specks, and Cadlina sparsa has a series of small spots with yellow centers.

Cadlina limbaughorum feeds on the sponges genus Axinella, Dysidea and Leiosella.

Synonymised names:
Cadlina limbaughi Lance, 1962 (incorrectly formed, named after two people)

External links

biodiversitylibrary.org (en). Abgerufen am 18.09.2025.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Slugside.us (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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