Dendrodoris krusensternii Chocolate crackle nudibranch

Dendrodoris krusensternii,2020

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lexID:: 5793
AphiaID:: 550448

Scientific:: Dendrodoris krusensternii
German:: Krusenstern's Dendrodoris
English:: Chocolate Crackle Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dendrodorididae (Family) > Dendrodoris (Genus) > krusensternii (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gray, ), 1850

Occurrence:: Australia, Indo Pacific, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion
Sea depth:: 0 - 0,5 Meter
Size:: 3.54" - 4.72" (9cm - 12cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°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:

Dendrodoris albobrunnea
Sternschnecke
Dendrodoris albopurpura
Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris angolensis
Dendrodoris arborescens
Prachtsternschnecke
Dendrodoris areolata
Dendrodoris atromaculata
Dendrodoris azineae
Dendrodoris brodieae
Dendrodoris caesia
Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris callosa
Dendrodoris carbunculosa
Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris citrina
Prachtsternschnecke
Dendrodoris coronata
Kronen-Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris denisoni
Dendrodoris elizabethina
Dendrodoris elongata
Weiß-Braune Doris
Dendrodoris fosseti
Dendrodoris fulva
Dendrodoris fumata
Schwarze Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris fusca
Dendrodoris goani
Dendrodoris grandiflora
Grosse Marmor-Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris grisea
Dendrodoris guineana
Dendrodoris gunnamatta
Dendrodoris guttata
Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris herytra
Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris karukeraensis
Dendrodoris kranjiensis
Dendrodoris krebsii
Sternschnecke
Dendrodoris krusensternii
Krusenstern's Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris limbata
Prachtsternschnecke
Dendrodoris maculata
Dendrodoris magagnai
Dendrodoris maugeana
Dendrodoris murina
Dendrodoris nigra
Schwarze Nacktschnecke, Schwarze Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris nigromaculata
Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris orbicularis
Dendrodoris pustulosa
Dendrodoris rainfordi
Dendrodoris sadoensis
Dendrodoris senegalensis
Sternschnecke
Dendrodoris stohleri
Dendrodoris tuberculosa
Tuberkel-Dendrodoris, Blumenkohl-Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris warta
Warzige Dendrodoris

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-07-23 04:15:36
Last edit:: 2017-05-02 20:00:26

Info

Dendrodoris krusensternii (Gray, 1850)

The common name is Dendrodoris krusensternii. The colour of this nudibranch can be grey, brown,beige or red-white, but all of them have bright blue spots.On the body are many tubercles.This species feeds on sponge by sucking up the softened sponges.These snails have no radula.

Synonymised names:
Actinodoris krusensternii Gray, 1850 · unaccepted (original combination)
Dendrodoris clavulata (Alder & Hancock, 1864) · unaccepted
Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864) · unaccepted
Dendrodoris gemmacea (Alder & Hancock, 1864) · unaccepted
Dendrodoris gunnamatta J. K. Allan, 1932 · unaccepted
Doridopsis clavulata Alder & Hancock, 1864 · unaccepted
Doridopsis gemmacea Alder & Hancock, 1864 · unaccepted
Doris denisoni Angas, 1864 · unaccepted

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Flickr Jean-Marie Gardot (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Dendrodoris krusensternii,Bali Tulamben,2019

Dendrodoris denisoni,PNG 2015, Copyright Dr. Alicia Hermosillo

Dendrodoris denisoni Copyright Dr. Alicia Hermosillo

Dendrodoris krusensternii La Reunion 2022

Krusensterns Dendrod - Dendrodoris krusensternii, Australien 2015

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