Gymnodoris ceylonica Ceylon Gymnodoris, Polka-dot Gobble Dorid

Gymnodoris ceylonica is commonly referred to as Ceylon Gymnodoris, Polka-dot Gobble Dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Gymnodoris ceylonica

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Scientific:: Gymnodoris ceylonica
German:: Ceylon Gymnodoris
English:: Ceylon Gymnodoris, Polka-dot Gobble Dorid

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Gymnodoris (Genus) > ceylonica (Species)
Initial determination:: (Kelaart, ), 1858

Occurrence:: Australia, Bali, Egypt, French Polynesia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Singapore, Tahiti
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 2 - 4 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.18" - 1.97" (3cm - 5cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C)
Food:: cannibalism (preys on conspecifics), Carnivore, Predatory, Snails
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:

Gymnodoris alba
Weiße Gymnodoris
Gymnodoris amakusana
Nacktschnecke
Gymnodoris arnoldi
Arnolds Gymnodoris
Gymnodoris aurita
Erdbeerschnecke
Gymnodoris bicolor
Nacktschnecke
Gymnodoris brunnea
Braune Gymnodoris
Gymnodoris ceylonica
Ceylon Gymnodoris
Gymnodoris citrina
Zitronen Gymnodoris
Gymnodoris coccinea
Gymnodoris crocea
Geriffelte Gymnodoris
Gymnodoris impudica
Nacktschnecke
Gymnodoris inariensis
Gymnodoris inornata
Orange Gymnodoris, Ungeschmückte Gymnodoris
Gymnodoris kouaouae
Gymnodoris maculata
Gymnodoris marginata
Gymnodoris nigricolor
Schwarze Gymnodoris
Gymnodoris okinawae
Okinawa Gymnodoris
Gymnodoris pattani
Gymnodoris plebeia
Gymnodoris pseudobrunnea
Gymnodoris striata
Gestreifte Gynmodoris
Gymnodoris subflava
Gelbe Nacktschnecke
Gymnodoris subornata
Nacktschnecke
Gymnodoris tuberculosa
Nacktschnecke

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-02-08 20:24:17
Last edit:: 2025-05-04 13:56:30

Info

Gymnodoris ceylonica (Kelaart, 1858)

Gymnodoris ceylonica has a translucent white body with many small orange bright spots. It has translucent orange-lined white gills, orange rhinophores and a white translucent foot which is orange edged.

Gymnodoris ceylonica feeds on Sothe sea slugs.One of the common prey items of Gymnodoris ceylonica is the sea hare Stylocheilus striatus.

Synonymised names:
Trevelyana ceylonica Kelaart, 1858 (original combination)
Trevelyana zeylanica Kelaart, 1858

External links

Astonishing diversity revealed: An annotated and illustrated inventory of Nudipleura (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Mozambique (en). Abgerufen am 05.01.2023.
Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Gymnodoris ceylonica - Bismarck Sea, PNG, 2010

Ceylon Gymnodoris - Gymnodoris ceylonica, Egypt 2021

Gymnodoris ceylonica has swallowed a Stylocheilus striatus,2021

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