Dendrodoris limbata Nudibranch

Dendrodoris limbatais commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Dendrodoris limbata, 2013

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lexID:: 5901
AphiaID:: 139518

Scientific:: Dendrodoris limbata
German:: Prachtsternschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dendrodorididae (Family) > Dendrodoris (Genus) > limbata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Cuvier, ), 1804

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), North Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 1.18" - 1.97" (3cm - 5cm)
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:

Dendrodoris albobrunnea
Sternschnecke
Dendrodoris albopurpura
Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris angolensis
Dendrodoris arborescens
Prachtsternschnecke
Dendrodoris areolata
Dendrodoris atromaculata
Dendrodoris azineae
Dendrodoris brodieae
Dendrodoris caesia
Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris callosa
Dendrodoris carbunculosa
Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris citrina
Prachtsternschnecke
Dendrodoris coronata
Kronen-Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris denisoni
Dendrodoris elizabethina
Dendrodoris elongata
Weiß-Braune Doris
Dendrodoris fosseti
Dendrodoris fulva
Dendrodoris fumata
Schwarze Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris fusca
Dendrodoris goani
Dendrodoris grandiflora
Grosse Marmor-Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris grisea
Dendrodoris guineana
Dendrodoris gunnamatta
Dendrodoris guttata
Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris herytra
Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris karukeraensis
Dendrodoris kranjiensis
Dendrodoris krebsii
Sternschnecke
Dendrodoris krusensternii
Krusenstern's Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris limbata
Prachtsternschnecke
Dendrodoris maculata
Dendrodoris magagnai
Dendrodoris maugeana
Dendrodoris murina
Dendrodoris nigra
Schwarze Nacktschnecke, Schwarze Dendrodoris
Dendrodoris nigromaculata
Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris orbicularis
Dendrodoris pustulosa
Dendrodoris rainfordi
Dendrodoris sadoensis
Dendrodoris senegalensis
Sternschnecke
Dendrodoris stohleri
Dendrodoris tuberculosa
Tuberkel-Dendrodoris, Blumenkohl-Nacktschnecke
Dendrodoris warta
Warzige Dendrodoris

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-08-18 19:42:49
Last edit:: 2019-09-29 11:14:52

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Dendrodoris limbata (Cuvier, 1804)

Dendrodoris limbata is characterized by having a narrow mantle margin and a yellow or whitish line around the mantle edge. Some specimens are yellow,spotted and some are completely black, but all of them have the yellow or whitish line around the mantle edge.

Synonymised names:
Dendrodoris languida Pruvot-Fol, 1951 (synonym)
Doris limbata Cuvier, 1804
Doris lugubris Gravenhorst, 1831 (invalid: junior homonym of Doris lugubris Ehrenberg, 1828)
Doris lugubris Ehrenberg, 1828 (synonym)
Doris nigricans Otto, 1823 (synonym)
Doris rappi Cantraine, 1841 (synonym)
Doris setigera Rapp, 1827 (synonym)
Doris sismondae Vérany, 1846 (synonym)
Doris virescens Risso, 1826 (synonym)

Scientific paper

Observations on the toxicity and metabolic relationships of polygodial, the chemical defense of the nudibranchDendrodoris limbata, G. Cimino; S. De Rosa; S. De Stefano; G. Sodano, 1985
The Chromosomes of Dendrodoris Limbata and Dendrodoris Grandiflora (Gastropoda, Mollusca), Rasotto, Maria; Cardellini, Pietro , 1983
Novel sesquiterpenoid esters from the nudibranch dendrodoris limbata, G. Cimino; S. De Rosa; S. De Stefano; G. Sodano, 1981

External links

Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 03.04.2021.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Dendrodoris limbata © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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