Berghia stephanieae
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Berghia stephanieae is a nudibranch living in seawater, which was also described under the synonyms Berghia verrucicornis and Aeolidiella stephanieae .
Habitat and Distribution
The snail is primarily nocturnal and prefers to hide during the day in darker areas with little current.
features
The body of the snail is usually white to beige and increases in brownish darkness with the number of glass roses eaten, as the food is stored in the outer limbs. These limbs are thrown off for defense when attacked by potential predators. The entire body length of a fully grown snail can be up to 3 cm, whereby the rear end takes on a portion of 1 cm, is only very thin and not immediately recognizable.
nutrition
The glass rose-eating snails are absolute food specialists and feed exclusively on glass roses ( Aiptasia ). For this reason, the snails are increasingly being bred in marine aquariums in order to counteract the inflationary spread of the unpopular anemone species.
Reproduction
After intensive feeding, the clutches are glued to the substrate at one or more connection points within two to three days and on smooth surfaces. Depending on the age and size of the mother, there are between 100 and, in larger specimens, up to 1,000 individual eggs within the clutch, which hatch after a few days.
Others
When breeding , there are various possibilities. Usually several small vessels or aquariums up to 60 liters are used, in which the food, which is usually located on the reef rock, can easily be inserted.
literature
- Ángel Valdés (2005). A new species of Aeolidiella Bergh, 1867 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Aeolidiidae) from the Florida Keys, USA. In: The Veliger , Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 218-223. (Digitized version)
