Orienthella fogata Nudibranch

Orienthella fogata is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7845 

AphiaID:

1572552 

Scientific:

Orienthella fogata 

German:

Flammen Fadenschnecke 

English:

Nudibranch 

Category:

Nudibranchs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Coryphellidae (Family) > Orienthella (Genus) > fogata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Millen & Hermosillo, ), 2007 

Occurrence:

Eastern Pacific Ocean, Endemic species, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico (East Pacific) 

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:

1 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 0.59" (1.5 cm) 

Temperature:

68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, 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:

• 
  Orienthella cooperi
  Coopers Orienthella
• 
  Orienthella fogata
  Flammen Fadenschnecke
• 
  Orienthella piunca
  Piunca Fadenschnecke
• 
  Orienthella trilineata
  Dreilinien Orienthella
• 
  Orienthella verta
  Fadenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-01-09 20:30:24 

Last edit:

2026-02-24 20:16:15 

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