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Phyllidia flava White spotted warty slug

Phyllidia flava is commonly referred to as White spotted warty slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Phyllidia flava,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2021


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lexID:
5458 
AphiaID:
140774 
Scientific:
Phyllidia flava 
German:
Weißgefleckte Warzenschnecke 
English:
White Spotted Warty Slug 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Phyllidiidae (Family) > Phyllidia (Genus) > flava (Species) 
Initial determination:
Aradas, 1847 
Occurrence:
European Coasts, France, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 
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:
Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 
Size:
1.77" - 1.97" (4.5cm - 5cm) 
Temperature:
46.4 °F - 73.4 °F (8°C - 23°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges 
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:
2024-07-23 10:06:37 

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Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847

The background colour is yellow to orange with wthite warty tubercles.This sea slug feeds exclusively on sponges, including Axinella cannabina and Acanthella acuta (favorite prey: Acanthella acuta).Phyllidia flava can be found on hard bottom to dephts of 20 m.

Synonymised names
Phyllidia (Phyllidiopsis) pulitzeri Pruvot-Fol, 1963 · unaccepted
Phyllidia aurata Pruvot-Fol, 1952 · unaccepted
Phyllidia depressa Aradas, 1847 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Phyllidia papillosa Aradas, 1847 · unaccepted
Phyllidia pulitzeri Pruvot-Fol, 1963 · unaccepted
Phyllidia rolandiae Pruvot-Fol, 1951 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Unterwasserwelt-Mittelmeer (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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2017_06_17-Phyllidia flava
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Weißgefleckte Warzenschnecke (Phyllidia flava)
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Phyllidia flava,Copyright Prof.Dr.Peter Wirtz
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http://www.medslugs.de/D/Fotografen/Peter_Wirtz.htm#fotos
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Phyllidia flava Foto & copyright: Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Canico, Madeira, Portugal
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Phyllidia flava,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2021
Phyllidia flava,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2025
Phyllidia flava 2019

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