Ercolania annelyleorum Sap-sucking Sea Slug

Ercolania annelyleorum is commonly referred to as Sap-sucking Sea Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Ercolania annelyleorum,Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2024

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AphiaID:: 545395

Scientific:: Ercolania annelyleorum
German:: Saftsauger
English:: Sap-sucking Sea Slug

Category:: Sacoglossa

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Limapontiidae (Family) > Ercolania (Genus) > annelyleorum (Species)
Initial determination:: Wägele, Stemmer, Burghardt & Händeler, 2010

Occurrence:: Australia, Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia
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:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0,5 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown