Dendrodoris grandiflora Nudibranch

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

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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Scientific:: Dendrodoris grandiflora
German:: Grosse Marmor-Nacktschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dendrodorididae (Family) > Dendrodoris (Genus) > grandiflora (Species)
Initial determination:: (Rapp, ), 1827

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, Greece, Malta, North Atlantic Ocean, Scandinavia, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 1.77" - 1.97" (4.5cm - 5cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)
Food:: 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:

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:: 2013-08-17 17:00:25
Last edit:: 2022-10-22 17:24:25

Info

Dendrodoris grandiflora (Rapp, 1827)

This nudibranch is general a dark, reddish, yellowish, greenish or brownish species with dark spots on the dorsum. It never has a yellow line on the mantle edge.In general it has dark striations on the mantle margin.

Synonymised names:
Dendrodoris kessneri Tejedo, 1994 · unaccepted (synonym)
Dendrodoris longula Pruvot-Fol, 1951 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Dendrodoris pseudorubra Pruvot-Fol, 1951 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Doris grandiflora Rapp, 1827 · unaccepted
Doris guttata Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)

Scientific paper

The chemical defense of nudibranch molluscs: Structure, biosynthetic origin and defensive properties of terpenoids from the dorid nudibranch dendrodoris grandiflora, G. Cimino; S. De Rosa; S. De Stefano; R. Morrone; G. Sodano, 1985
The Chromosomes of Dendrodoris Limbata and Dendrodoris Grandiflora (Gastropoda, Mollusca), Rasotto, Maria; Cardellini, Pietro , 1983

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Dendrodoris grandiflora © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Dendrodoris_grandiflora_24__10 mm,Xlendi Bay, Insel Gozo, Malta 2016

Dendrodoris_grandiflora_23_10 mm,Xlendi Bay, Insel Gozo, Malta 2016

Dendrodoris grandiflora © Géry PARENT ou Copyright Géry PARENT

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