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Melibe megaceras Solar Throw-Net Slug

Melibe megaceras wird umgangssprachlich oft als Baumschnecke bezeichnet.

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Melibe megaceras

Baumschnecke Bali Puri Jati


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lexID:
11824 
AphiaID:
593358 
Scientific:
Melibe megaceras 
German:
Baumschnecke 
English:
Solar Throw-Net Slug 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Tethydidae (Family) > Melibe (Genus) > megaceras (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gosliner, 1987 
Occurrence:
Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Malaysia, New Caledonia 
Sea depth:
0 - 24 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.18" - 2.76" (3,0cm - 7,0cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Crustaceans, Predatory, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-04-03 20:10:22 

Info

Melibe megaceras Gosliner, 1987

The whole animal appears translucent brown, the colour coming from zooxanthellae. Like all species of Melibe there is a large oral hood which is used in the capture of its food - small crustacea.

External links

  1. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 03.04.2026.
  2. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Seaslugs of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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