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Platydoris ellioti Eliot's Nudibranch

Platydoris ellioti is commonly referred to as Eliot's Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Platydoris ellioti,Gold Coast QLD, Australia 2022


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lexID:
8159 
AphiaID:
534411 
Scientific:
Platydoris ellioti 
German:
Eliots Platydoris, Ledernacktschnecke 
English:
Eliot's Nudibranch 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Platydoris (Genus) > ellioti (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Alder & Hancock, ), 1864 
Occurrence:
Anilao, Australia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, North Pacific (Ocean), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Tansania, Thailand, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
- 16 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.97" - 4.33" (5cm - 11cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, 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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-07-17 20:12:47 

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Platydoris ellioti (Alder & Hancock, 1864)

Platydoris ellioti grows at least to 11 cm in length.The mantle is large and flat. The body colour is translucent brown with small brownish spots scattered all over the mantle.Around the mantle edge there is a band of greenish grey spots.The underside of the mantle and the foot is yellow or yellow-orange.On the foot can be can be translucent brown spots.

Synonymised names
Doris ellioti Alder & Hancock, 1864 · unaccepted (original combination)
Doris speciosa Abraham, 1877 · unaccepted
Kentrodoris pseudofusca Risbec, 1928 · unaccepted
Platydoris speciosa (Abraham, 1877) · unaccepted

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Platydoris ellioti,Gold Coast QLD, Australia 2022
Platydoris ellioti,Gold Coast QLD, Australia 2022
Platydoris ellioti , 50mm, Anilao

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