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Gymnodoris amakusana Amakusa Gymnodoris

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

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Gymnodoris amakusana, La Balsa 2023


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lexID:
15486 
AphiaID:
752080 
Scientific:
Gymnodoris amakusana 
German:
Amakusa Gymnodoris 
English:
Amakusa Gymnodoris 
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:
2025-11-28 20:09:13 

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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.

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Gymnodoris amakusana, La Balsa 2023

Commonly

Gymnodoris amakusana, La Balsa Park 2019
Gymnodoris amakusana_Photo 48504904, (c) Izuzuki Diver, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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