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Eubranchus exiguus Dwarf Balloon Aeolis

Eubranchus exiguusis commonly referred to as Dwarf Balloon Aeolis. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
5979 
AphiaID:
139765 
Scientific:
Eubranchus exiguus 
German:
Kleine Ballon-Fadenschnecke 
English:
Dwarf Balloon Aeolis 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Eubranchidae (Family) > Eubranchus (Genus) > exiguus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Alder & Hancock, ), 1848 
Occurrence:
the Baltic Sea, Arctic (North Polar Sea), Barents Sea, European Coasts, France, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Scandinavia, Sweden, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, White Sea 
Sea depth:
1 - 140 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Kelp forests 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm) 
Temperature:
3,5 °F - 57.2 °F (3,5°C - 14°C) 
Food:
Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps 
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:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-11-29 16:01:48 

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Eubranchus exiguus (Alder & Hancock, 1848)

The body is greyish-white and speckled with brown or green pigment. The cerata are few in number and shaped like an urn. This feature distinguishes Eubranchus exiguus from other closely related species.

Eubranchus exiguus feeds on hydrozoa (Obelia, Hydrallmania, Laomedea).

Synonymised names:
Aeolis exigua (Alder & Hancock, 1848) (synonym)
Eolis exigua Alder & Hancock, 1848 (original combination)
Galvina exigua (Alder & Hancock, 1848) (synonym)
Nudibranchus exiguus (Alder & Hancock, 1848)
>Eubranchidae (Family) > Eubranchus (Genus)

External links

  1. artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Encyclopedia of marine life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Unterwasser-Welt-Ostsee (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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