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Aplysiopsis formosa Sap-sucking Sea Slug

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Aplysiopsis formosa , Copyright Prof.Dr.Peter Wirtz


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lexID:
9490 
AphiaID:
140088 
Scientific:
Aplysiopsis formosa 
German:
Saftsauger 
English:
Sap-sucking Sea Slug 
Category:
Sacoglossa 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Hermaeidae (Family) > Aplysiopsis (Genus) > formosa (Species) 
Initial determination:
Pruvot-Fol, 1953 
Occurrence:
Azores, Eastern Pacific Ocean, European Coasts 
Size:
0.35" - 1.18" (0.9cm - 3cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Algae 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2016-03-12 20:05:40 

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Aplysiopsis formosa Pruvot-Fol, 1953

Aplysiopsis formosa is a Sap-sucking Sea Slug. The black /green sea slug is often associated with the dark green alga Cladophora prolifera.

Aplysiopsis formosa can be found in sand-filled tidal pools,between green algae in shallow waters to 15 m depht.

Aplysiopsis cf. formosa known from Asutralia.

Synonym:
Aplysiopsis zebra

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Plakobranchacea (Suborder) > Limapontioidea (Superfamily) > Hermaeidae (Family) > Aplysiopsis (Genus) > Aplysiopsis formosa (Species)

External links

  1. Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Port Phillip Marine Life (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Aplysiopsis formosa , Copyright Prof.Dr.Peter Wirtz

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Aplysiopsis formosa , Copyright Prof.Dr.Peter Wirtz

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