Okenia amoenula Fiery Nudibranch

Okenia amoenulais commonly referred to as Fiery Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Okenia amoenula
German:: Feurige Okenia
English:: Fiery Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Goniodorididae (Family) > Okenia (Genus) > amoenula (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bergh, ), 1907

Occurrence:: Angola, East-Atlantic Ocean, South-Africa, West Africa, Western Indian Ocean
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 - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 0.79" (2 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°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:

Okenia academica
Okenia africana
Okenia ameliae
Okenia amoenula
Feurige Okenia
Okenia angelensis
Okenia angelica
Angelic Okenia
Okenia aspersa
Flecken Okenia, Seescheiden OKenia
Okenia atkinsonorum
Okenia barnardi
Okenia brunneomaculata
Okenia cochimi
Okenia cupella
Okenia digitata
Okenia distincta
Okenia echinata
Nacktschnecke
Okenia elegans
Elegante Okenia
Okenia eolida
Okenia evelinae
Okenia felis
Okenia ghanensis
Okenia hallucigenia
Okenia harastii
Okenia hiroi
Okenia hispanica
Okenia hypogaea
Okenia impexa
Okenia japonica
Okenia kendi
Okenia kondoi
Okenia lambat
Okenia leachii
Okenia liklik
Okenia luna
Mond Okenia
Okenia mediterranea
Mittelmeer Okenia
Okenia mellita
Okenia mexicorum
Okenia mica
Okenia mija
Okenia miramarae
Okenia nakamotoensis
Okenia opuntia
Okenia pellucida
Okenia pilosa
Okenia purpurata
Okenia purpureolineata
Okenia rhinorma
Nacktschnecke
Okenia rosacea
Okenia sapelona
Okenia stellata
Okenia vancouverensis
Okenia vena
Okenia virginiae
Okenia zoobotryon

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-06-22 19:54:01
Last edit:: 2024-02-13 13:00:19

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Okenia amoenula (Bergh, 1907)

Okenia amoenula is endemic to the South African coast.This species can be found to at least 30 m depht.

The body is smooth and pale creme coloured with with orange and yellow-orange tipped fingerlike projections which resemble flames. Okenia amoenula is commonly known as "fiery nudibranch".

The fiery nudibranch feeds on bryozoans.

Synonymised names
Idaliella amoenula Bergh, 1907 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia englisch (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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