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Diaulula odonoghuei O'Donoghue's Dorid, Spotted Dorid

Diaulula odonoghuei is commonly referred to as O'Donoghue's Dorid, Spotted Dorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Diaulula odonoghuei, West of Point Glover 2025


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lexID:
13015 
AphiaID:
890436 
Scientific:
Diaulula odonoghuei 
German:
O'Donoghue's Diaulula, Gepunktete Sternschnecke 
English:
O'Donoghue's Dorid, Spotted Dorid 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Diaulula (Genus) > odonoghuei (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Steinberg, ), 1963 
Occurrence:
Alaska , British Columbia, California, Canada Eastern Pacific, Corea, Gulf of California, Japan, Pacific Ocean, USA 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Food specialist, Sponges 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-05-13 20:24:55 

Info

Diaulula odonoghuei (Steinberg, 1963)

Feed primarily on purple Haliclona sponges. Very similar to Diaulua sandiegensis .

Synonymised names:
Doridigitata maculata O'Donoghue, 1926 (invalid: secondary junior homonym of Doris maculata Garstang, 1896; Doris odonoghuei is a replacement name)
Doris echinata O'Donoghue, 1922 (invalid: junior homonym of Doris echinata Lovén, 1846; Doridigitata maculata and Doris odonoghuei are replacement names)
Doris odonoghuei Steinberg, 1963 (original combination)

External links

  1. Invertebrates of the Salish Sea (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Spawn

Diaulula odonoghuei laying egg ribbon,Washington, USA, 2021
Diaulula odonoghuei (Strawberry Hill, OR).Feeding on sponge Haliclona, and next to their egg mass.2016

Commonly

Diaulula odonoghuei, West of Point Glover 2025
Diaulula odonoghuei, West of Point Glover 2025
Diaulula odonoghuei, West of Point Glover 2025
Diaulula odonoghuei, 2016
Diaulula odonoghuei on sponge prey.Found under a cobble at North Cove, Cape Arago, Oregon, July, 1981
Diaulula odonoghuei,2019

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