Janolus toyamensis Toyama Nudibranch

Janolus toyamensisis commonly referred to as Toyama Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 597101

Scientific:: Janolus toyamensis
German:: Toyama Nacktschnecke
English:: Toyama Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Janolidae (Family) > Janolus (Genus) > toyamensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Baba & Abe, 1970

Occurrence:: Hawaii, Japan, Pacific Ocean, Taiwan, USA
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 1 - 17 Meter
Size:: 1,0 cm
Temperature:: °F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C)
Food:: Bryozoans (sea mats), Food specialist
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:

Janolus anulatus
Beringte Janolus
Janolus australis
Janolus barbarensis
Janolus capensis
Janolus chilensis
Janolus comis
Nacktschnecke
Janolus cristatus
Janolus eximius
Janolus faustoi
Janolus fuscus
Janolus gelidus
Janolus hyalinus
Gläserne Janolus, Nacktschnecke
Janolus ignis
Janolus kinoi
Janolus longidentatus
Janolus mirabilis
Nacktschnecke
Janolus mokohinau
Janolus mucloc
Janolus novozealandicus
Janolus praeclarus
Janolus rebeccae
Rebeccas Janolus
Janolus savinkini
Savinkins Janolus
Janolus toyamensis
Toyama Nacktschnecke

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-08-25 17:52:28
Last edit:: 2022-07-13 16:19:06

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Janolus toyamensis Baba & Abe, 1970

The body and foot are translucent cream with white lines and reddish-brown spots, the papillate rhinophores white streaks and red-brown spots..

Janolus toyamensis can be found in caverns and exposed rocky habitats. Toyama Nudibranch feeds exclusively on arborescent bryozoans .

Taxonomic notes: This species is listed as Antiopella sp. in Bertsch and Johnson, 1981. It was first recorded in Hawaiii from the Pacific Biomedical Research Laboratory water system at Kewalo Basin, Oahu by Terry Gosliner in Feb. 1973.

External links

Scott Rettig (Flickr) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seaslugs of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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