Chromodoris aspersa Nudibranch

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lexID:: 7411
AphiaID:: 558319

Scientific:: Chromodoris aspersa
German:: Prachtsternschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Chromodoris (Genus) > aspersa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gould, ), 1852

Occurrence:: Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Myanmar, Red Sea, Réunion , South-Africa, Western Pacific Ocean
Size:: 0.59" - 1.57" (1.5cm - 4cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Chromodoris africana
Afrikanische Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris aila
Chromodoris albolimbata
Chromodoris albonotata
Chromodoris alternata
Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris ambigua
Chromodoris annae
Anna's Chromodoris
Chromodoris aspersa
Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris bimaensis
Chromodoris boucheti
Bouchet's Chromodoris
Chromodoris briqua
Chromodoris buchananae
Chromodoris burni
Burn's Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris camoena
Chromodoris cardinalis
Chromodoris colemani
Coleman's Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris dianae
Diana's Chromodoris
Chromodoris dictya
Chromodoris elisabethina
Elisabeth's Chromodoris
Chromodoris euelpis
Chromodoris hamiltoni
Hamilton's Chromodoris
Chromodoris inconspicua
Chromodoris inopinata
Chromodoris joshi
Josh's Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris kuiteri
Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris lapinigensis
Chromodoris lata
Chromodoris lentiginosa
Chromodoris lineolata
Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris lochi
Loch's Chromodoris
Chromodoris magnifica
Magnificent Chromodoris
Chromodoris mandapamensis
Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris mariana
Chromodoris marpessa
Chromodoris michaeli
Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris nodulosa
Chromodoris nona
Chromodoris ophthalmica
Chromodoris orientalis
Chromodoris pantharella
Chromodoris papulosa
Chromodoris paupera
Chromodoris perola
Chromodoris porcata
Chromodoris pustulans
Chromodoris quadricolor
Pyjama-Schnecke
Chromodoris roseopicta
Chromodoris rudolphi
Chromodoris splendens
Chromodoris striatella
Gestreifte Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris strigata
Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris tenuilinearis
Chromodoris tenuis
Chromodoris thompsoni
Thompsons Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris trouilloti
Chromodoris venusta
Chromodoris virginea
Chromodoris westraliensis
Prachtsternschnecke
Chromodoris willani
Willan's Chromodoris

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-07-29 20:09:16
Last edit:: 2014-07-29 20:09:16

Husbandry

Chromodoris aspersa (Gould, 1852)

On the white backround colour are numerous purple spots.These appearance is distinctive.

This species feeds exclusively on sponges (siliceous sponges -Desmospongiae).

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

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