Nudibranchus exiguus Dwarf Balloon Aeolis

Nudibranchus exiguus is commonly referred to as Dwarf Balloon Aeolis. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5979 

AphiaID:

827532 

Scientific:

Nudibranchus exiguus 

German:

Kleine Ballon-Fadenschnecke 

English:

Dwarf Balloon Aeolis 

Category:

Nudibranchs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Eubranchidae (Family) > Nudibranchus (Genus) > exiguus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Alder & Hancock, ), 1848 

Occurrence:

the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Arctic (North Polar Sea), Barents Sea, European Coasts, France, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Scandinavia, Sweden, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, White Sea 

Sea depth:

1 - 140 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Kelp forests 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm) 

Temperature:

3,5 °F - 57.2 °F (3,5°C - 14°C) 

Food:

Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Nudibranchus exiguus
  Kleine Ballon-Fadenschnecke
• 
  Nudibranchus scintillans
  Funkelnde Ballonfadenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-08-31 18:24:09 

Last edit:

2025-10-15 14:30:29 

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