Oxynoe viridis supsucking slug, Sacoglossa

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lexID:: 6727
AphiaID:: 397164

Scientific:: Oxynoe viridis
German:: Saftsauger
English:: Supsucking Slug, Sacoglossa

Category:: Sacoglossa
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Oxynoidae (Family) > Oxynoe (Genus) > viridis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pease, ), 1861

Occurrence:: Australia, Indo Pacific, Japan, Marschall Islands, New Zealand, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0.98" - 1.22" (2.5cm - 3.1cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae, Food specialist
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
Red List:: Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Oxynoe antillarum
Saftsauger
Oxynoe azuropunctata
Oxynoe benchijigua
Oxynoe kabirensis
Oxynoe natalensis
Oxynoe olivacea
Saftsauger
Oxynoe omega
Oxynoe panamensis
Saftsauger
Oxynoe viridis
Saftsauger

More related species in this lexicon:

Oxynoe kylei
Saftsauger

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-02-09 17:33:18
Last edit:: 2019-09-20 20:38:26

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Oxynoe viridis (Pease, 1861)

Oxynoe viridis can be variable in body colour,from greenish,green or dark green to greenish-yellow with large and small blue spots.This nudibranch is feeding on a variety of species of Caulerpa algae. Oxynoe viridis can produce a sticky white secretion when attacked and/or can break off a part of their foot to distract the attacker. A new tail grows back.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Oxynoacea (Suborder) >Oxynooidea (Superfamily) > Oxynoidae (Family) > Oxynoe (Genus)

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