Runcina katipoides Katipo Runcia

Runcina katipoides is commonly referred to as Katipo Runcia. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Runcina katipoides, Auckland, Región de Auckland, Nueva Zelanda 2025

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lexID:: 18084
AphiaID:: 537071

Scientific:: Runcina katipoides
German:: Katipo Runcina
English:: Katipo Runcia

Category:: Headshield slugs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Runcinida (Order) > Runcinidae (Family) > Runcina (Genus) > katipoides (Species)
Initial determination:: (M. C. Miller & Rudman, ), 1968

Occurrence:: Endemic species, New Zealand
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:: Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools
Size:: 0,6 cm
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Runcina adriatica
Runcina africana
Arfikanische Runcina
Runcina akaymui
Runcina arnoldoi
Runcina australis
Runcina bahiensis
Runcina banyulensis
Runcina brenkoae
Runcina capreensis
Runcina carrilloi
Carrillos Runcina
Runcina coronata
Kronen Runcina
Runcina cruzi
Runcina divae
Runcina dorcae
Runcina elongata
Runcina falciformis
Runcina ferruginea
Runcina fijiensis
Runcina genciana
Runcina hansbechi
Runcina hidalgoensis
Runcina hornae
Runcina inconspicua
Runcina katipoides
Katipo Runcina
Runcina kressae
Runcina laliae
Runcina langei
Runcina lenticula
Runcina macfarlandi
Runcina macrodenticulata
Runcina marshae
Runcina medanensis
Runcina nivalis
Runcina ornata
Runcina pacoi
Paco Talaveras Runcina
Runcina palominoi
Runcina paupera
Runcina prasina
Runcina rotunda

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-01-24 20:40:31
Last edit:: 2026-01-24 20:48:34

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Runcina katipoides (M. C. Miller & Rudman, 1968)

Synonymised names
Runnica katipoides M. C. Miller & Rudman, 1968 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

New Zealand Mollusca (en). Abgerufen am 24.01.2026.
seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 24.01.2026.

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Runcina katipoides, Auckland, Región de Auckland, Nueva Zelanda 2025

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