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Gymnodoris amakusana Nudibranch

Gymnodoris amakusana is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Gymnodoris amakusana_Photo 48504904, (c) Izuzuki Diver, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)


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lexID:
15486 
AphiaID:
752080 
Scientific:
Gymnodoris amakusana 
German:
Nacktschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Gymnodoris (Genus) > amakusana (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Baba, ), 1996 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, New Caledonia, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
3 - 5 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 0.39" (1,2cm - 1,5cm) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory, Snails 
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:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-01-06 14:04:29 

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Gymnodoris amakusana (Baba, 1996)

Gymnodoris amakusana was thought to be a color form of Gymnodoris striata , until Baba’s description.

Known from western Pacific from Japan to New Caledonia, and Western Australia. Gymnodoris species feeding on opisthobranchs in their natural habitats.

Similar to Gymnodois striata.

Synonymised names:
Analogium amakusanum Baba, 1996 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

  1. Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 06.01.2023.
  2. Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 06.01.2023.
  3. slugsite.us (en). Abgerufen am 06.01.2023.
  4. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 06.01.2023.

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Gymnodoris amakusana_Photo 48504904, (c) Izuzuki Diver, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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