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Hermaea variopicta Sapsucking Slug

Hermaea variopicta is commonly referred to as Sapsucking Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
6020 
AphiaID:
140095 
Scientific:
Hermaea variopicta 
German:
Bemalte Hermaea, Saftsauger 
English:
Sapsucking Slug 
Category:
Sacoglossa 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Hermaeidae (Family) > Hermaea (Genus) > variopicta (Species) 
Initial determination:
(A. Costa, ), 1869 
Occurrence:
European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 
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:
0.39" - 1.57" (1cm - 4,0cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Food specialist, 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:
 
More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-06-30 13:33:25 

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Hermaea variopicta (A. Costa, 1869)

Hermaea variopicta is a brightly coloured nudibranch. It has a light purple body with streaks of dark purple.Cerata are light purple with a bright orange tip.The cerata are able to inflate and deflate, so changing the general shape.

It feeds on Filamentous algae.

Synonymised names
Hermaea polychroma Hesse, 1872 · unaccepted (synonym)
Hermaeopsis variopicta A. Costa, 1869 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. OPK (en). Abgerufen am 30.06.2025.

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Hermaea variopicta © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Hermaea variopicta,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2023
Hermaea variopicta,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2022
Hermaea variopicta,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2021
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Hermaea variopicta,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2025
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