Paradoris indecora Nudibranch

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AphiaID:: 139586

Scientific:: Paradoris indecora
German:: Nacktschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Paradoris (Genus) > indecora (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bergh, ), 1881

Occurrence:: Adria (the Adriatic Sea), North Atlantic Ocean, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: 0.79" - 1.18" (2cm - 3cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Paradoris adamsae
Paradoris araneosa
Paradoris caerulea
Paradoris ceneris
Paradoris dubia
Paradoris erythraeensis
Nacktschnecke
Paradoris imperfecta
Paradoris indecora
Nacktschnecke
Paradoris inversa
Paradoris liturata
Nacktschnecke
Paradoris lopezi
Nacktschnecke
Paradoris mollis
Paradoris mulciber

More related species in this lexicon:

Paradoris sp.01
Nacktschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-08-24 11:08:44
Last edit:: 2013-08-24 11:08:44

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Paradoris indecora (Bergh, 1881)
The color of this sea slug varies from light gray-brown with darker brown-gray spots, to dark brown with white spots.

Paradoris indecora feesd on sponges (Sarcotragus, Dysidea fragilis und Ircinia fasciculata).

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Doridoidea (Superfamily) > Discodorididae (Family) > Paradoris (Genus)

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