Geitodoris heathi Heath's Dorid, Gritty Doris

Geitodoris heathi (Heath's Dorid),Pillar Point Tidepools 2014

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AphiaID:: 579047

Scientific:: Geitodoris heathi
German:: Heath's Doris
English:: Heath's Dorid, Gritty Doris

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Geitodoris (Genus) > heathi (Species)
Initial determination:: (MacFarland, ), 1905

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Pacific Ocean, USA
Sea depth:: 0 - 20 Meter
Size:: 1.57" - 2.36" (4,5cm - 6,0cm)
Temperature:: ~ 50 °F (10°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Geitodoris bacalladoi
Geitodoris bonosi
Geitodoris capensis
Geitodoris granulata
Geitodoris heathi
Heath's Doris
Geitodoris immunda
Network Geitodoris
Geitodoris joubini
Geitodoris mavis
Nacktschnecke
Geitodoris patagonica
Geitodoris perfossa
Nacktschnecke
Geitodoris planata
Flache Geitodoris
Geitodoris portmanni
Geitodoris pusae
Nacktschnecke
Geitodoris sticta
Geitodoris tema

More related species in this lexicon:

Geitodoris reticulata
Nacktschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-01-12 19:44:21
Last edit:: 2017-01-12 20:38:12

Info

Geitodoris heathi (MacFarland, 1905)

Geitodoris heathi can be white, yellowish or yellow,or even a sort of pinkish color, and sometimes has small dark spots.Its dorsum is covered with small tubercles.Inhabit rocky habitats and feed on sponges.

Similar species are Doris montereyensis and Peltodoris nobilis.

Synonymised names:
Discodoris fulva O'Donoghue, 1924 · unaccepted
Discodoris heathi MacFarland, 1905 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Juvenile

Spawn

Geitodoris heathi (two with egg mass) HMB 2009

Commonly

Geitodoris heathi (Heath's Dorid),Pillar Point Tidepools 2014

Geitodoris heathi ,Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Frenchman's Reef 2014

Geitodoris heathi , Patrick's Point 2015

Geitodoris heathi (Heath's Dorid),Pillar Point Reef 2014

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