Polycera namaquae Nudibranch

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

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lexID:

17683 

AphiaID:

138369 

Scientific:

Polycera namaquae 

German:

Namaqua Hörnchenschnecke, Orange-Linien Hörnchenschnecke 

English:

Nudibranch 

Category:

Nudibranchs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Doridida (Order) > Polyceridae (Family) > Polycera (Genus) > namaquae (Species) 

Initial determination:

Toms, Pola, von der Heyden & Gosliner, 2026 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, South-Africa 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Food:

Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Food specialist, No reliable information available 

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:

• 
  Polycera abei
  Neonsternschnecke
• 
  Polycera alabe
  Tintenfleck Neonsternschnecke
• Polycera anae
• 
  Polycera atra
  Sorcerers Polycera
• 
  Polycera aurantiomarginata
  Neonsternschnecke
• Polycera aurisula
• 
  Polycera capensis
  Gekrönte Polycera, Kap Polycera
• Polycera chilluna
• 
  Polycera elegans
  Elegante Neonsternschnecke
• 
  Polycera faeroensis
  Färöer Neonsternschnecke
• 
  Polycera fujitai
  Fujita Neonsternschnecke
• 
  Polycera hedgpethi
  Hedgepeths Polycera
• Polycera herthae
• 
  Polycera hummi
  Humms Polycera
• 
  Polycera janjukia
  Janjuk Neonsternschnecke
• Polycera japonica
• Polycera kaiserae
• Polycera maculata
• Polycera maddoxi
• Polycera manzanilloensis
• Polycera marplatensis
• 
  Polycera melanosticta
  Schwarz gesprenkelte Polycera
• Polycera odhneri
• 
  Polycera parvula
  Kleine Polycera
• Polycera picta
• Polycera priva
• 
  Polycera quadrilineata
  Gestreifte Neonsternschnecke, Vier Reihen Neonsternschnecke
• 
  Polycera risbeci
  Risbecs Neonsternschnecke
• Polycera rycia
• 
  Polycera tricolor
  Dreifarbige Polycera
• Polycera xicoi
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Polycera enesithsaba
  Blasse Hörnchneschnecke, Kronen-Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Polycera kernowensis
  Cornwall Polycera
• 
  Polycera namaquae
  Namaqua Hörnchenschnecke, Orange-Linien Hörnchenschnecke
• 
  Polycera nimbsi
  Nimbs Polycera
• 
  Polycera norvegica
  Norwegische Polycera
• 
  Polycera onomqhele
  Kronen Hörnchenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-08-29 14:25:34 

Last edit:

2026-03-27 12:36:42 

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