Sebadoris fragilis Fragile Nudibranch

Discodoris fragilis, La reunion 2016

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AphiaID:: 548868

Scientific:: Sebadoris fragilis
German:: Nacktschnecke
English:: Fragile Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Sebadoris (Genus) > fragilis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Alder & Hancock, ), 1864

Occurrence:: European Coasts, Hawaii, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, North Atlantic Ocean, Philippines, Portugal, Red Sea, Réunion , Spain, Thailand
Sea depth:: 1 - 20 Meter
Size:: 1.18" - 4.72" (3,0cm - 12cm)
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°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:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-05-19 19:09:56
Last edit:: 2017-05-20 20:02:12

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Sebadoris fragilis (Alder & Hancock, 1864)

Sebadoris fragilis feeds exclusively on sponges, by secreting digestive juices on the sponge to partially digest the tissue before sucking up the tissue.

Very similar is Tayuva lilacina.

Synonyme:
Alloiodoris hedleyi O'Donoghue, 1924
Discodoris fragilis (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
Discodoris morphaea Bergh, 1877
Discodoris notiperda Risbec, 1956
Discodoris vanikoro Pruvot-Fol, 1934
Doris fragilis Alder & Hancock, 1864 (original combination)
Doris granulata Ehrenberg, 1831 (Declared nomen oblitum under Art. 23.9 by Dayrat (2010))
Doris sordida Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Doris sordida Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830
Doris sordidata Abraham, 1877
Doris stragulata Abraham, 1877

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

External links

Flickr, Jean-Marie Gardot (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seaslugs of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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