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Hermaea oliviae Olivia's sapsucker . Sacoglossan sea slug

Hermaea oliviaeis commonly referred to as Olivia's sapsucker . Sacoglossan sea slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Sacoglossan sea slug, Hermaea oliviae (Hazard Canyon).About 5 mm long, first specimen of this species I have recorded from Hazard Canyon.2016


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lexID:
13482 
AphiaID:
494538 
Scientific:
Hermaea oliviae 
German:
Olivias Saftsauger, Schlundsackschnecke 
English:
Olivia's Sapsucker . Sacoglossan Sea Slug 
Category:
Sacoglossa 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Hermaeidae (Family) > Hermaea (Genus) > oliviae (Species) 
Initial determination:
(MacFarland, ), 1966 
Occurrence:
Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada , Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0" - 0.39" (0,5cm - 1cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Algae, algae grazer, epiphytes feeder 
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:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-01-10 14:19:22 

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Hermaea oliviae (MacFarland, 1966)

It is reported the slug ate the red algae Griffithsia pacifica and Polysiphonia hendryi or the species is more commonly found grazing on filamentous green algae.

Similar to Stiliger fuscovittatus, that lacks the U-shaped line extending up between and behend the eyes.

Synonymised names:
Aplysiopsis olivae [sic] (misspelling)
Hermaeina oliviae MacFarland, 1966 (original combination)

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 29.12.2020.
  2. seaslugforum.net (en). Abgerufen am 29.12.2020.
  3. slugsite.us (en). Abgerufen am 29.12.2020.

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Hermaea oliviae, Hakai dock, Calvert Island, Central Coast, BC, Canada 2017
Sacoglossan sea slug, Hermaea oliviae (Hazard Canyon).About 5 mm long, first specimen of this species I have recorded from Hazard Canyon.2016

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