Platydoris cinereobranchiata Nudibranch

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AphiaID:: 387799

Scientific:: Platydoris cinereobranchiata
German:: Ledernacktschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Platydoris (Genus) > cinereobranchiata (Species)
Initial determination:: Dorgan, Valdés & Gosliner, 2002

Occurrence:: Florida, Indian Ocean, Japan, North Pacific (Ocean), Western Pacific Ocean
Size:: 3.15" - 7.48" (8cm - 19cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!

CITES:: Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Platydoris angustipes
Ledernackenschnecke
Platydoris annulata
Platydoris argo
Ledernacktschnecke, Rotbraune Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris carinata
Platydoris cinereobranchiata
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris cruenta
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris dierythros
Platydoris ellioti
Platydoris formosa
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris galbana
Platydoris inframaculata
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris inornata
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris macfarlandi
Platydoris ocellata
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris pulchra
Nacktschnecke
Platydoris rolani
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris sabulosa
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris sanguinea
Rote Platydoris, Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris scabra
Ledernacktschnecke
Platydoris spongilla
Platydoris striata

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-04-13 19:36:36
Last edit:: 2015-04-13 19:36:36

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Platydoris cinereobranchiata Dorgan, Valdés & Gosliner, 2002

Platydoris cinerobranchiata have large red patches on the tan mantle, brownish-green rhinophores and by the uniformly dark bluish-grey gills.The body is very flat.

Very similar are Platydoris formosa (bright red rhinophores and black lines outlining the gills) and Platydoris cruenta (hair-like brown lines on the mantle).

Platydoris cinereobranchiat feeds on sponges.

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

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