Discodoris branneri Nudibranch

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

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Discodoris evelinae (Glover's Reef).2019

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AphiaID:: 532745

Scientific:: Discodoris branneri
German:: Sternschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Naaktslakken

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Discodoris (Genus) > branneri (Species)
Initial determination:: MacFarland, 1909

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, Barbados, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Martinique, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, USA, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 7 Meter
Size:: 0.47" - 4.33" (1.2cm - 11cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 77 °F (20°C - 25°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Discodoris achroma
Discodoris aurila
Discodoris boholiensis
Bohol Sternschnecke
Discodoris branneri
Sternschnecke
Discodoris cebuensis
Cebu Discodoris
Discodoris coerulescens
Discodoris erubescens
Discodoris ghanensis
Discodoris glabella
Discodoris labifera
Discodoris laminea
Discodoris mortenseni
Discodoris natalensis
Discodoris perplexa
Discodoris pliconoto
Discodoris pseudida
Discodoris purcina
Discodoris rosi
Orange Doris, Sternschnecke
Discodoris stellifera
Sternen Discodoris
Discodoris tristis
Discodoris turia

More related species in this lexicon:

Discodoris paroa
Paroan Discodoris, Sternschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-09-17 19:47:01
Last edit:: 2020-12-24 19:00:43

Info

Discodoris branneri MacFarland, 1909

The body colour can be rose-orange,brown or greenish, or brown with darker brown spots.Juvenile Discodoris branneri are lighter coloured than adult sea slugs. Juvenile still have the two characteristic rows of irregular dark spots.

This sea slug can swim by flexing the body.It feed exclusively on sponges.

Synonyms:
Discodoris evelinae
Discodoris hedgpethi
Montereina branneri

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Doridoidea (Superfamily) > Discodorididae (Family) > Discodoris (Genus) > Discodoris branneri (Species)

External links

dentification guide to the heterobranchsea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) fromBocas del Toro, Panama (en). Abgerufen am 24.12.2020.
Medslugs (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 24.12.2020.
Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Discodoris evelinae (Glover's Reef).2019

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