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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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lexID:
8753 
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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-12-24 19:00:43 

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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)

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