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Acanthodoris pilosa

Acanthodoris pilosa

Adalaria proxima

Adalaria proxima

Aegires minor

Aegires minor

Aeolidia papillosa

Aeolidia papillosa

Aequipecten opercularis

Aequipecten opercularis

Anadara notabilis

Anadara notabilis

Anomalocardia brasiliana

Anomalocardia brasiliana

Antiopella fusca

Antiopella fusca

Aplysia dactylomela

Aplysia dactylomela

Aplysia depilans

Aplysia depilans

Aplysia parvula

Aplysia parvula

Aplysia punctata

Aplysia punctata

Arca tetragona

Arca tetragona

Architectonica perspectiva

Architectonica perspectiva

Argopecten gibbus

Argopecten gibbus

Argopecten irradians

Argopecten irradians

Armina maculata

Armina maculata

Astraea tecta

Astraea tecta

Atrina fragilis

Atrina fragilis

Berghia coerulescens

Berghia coerulescens

Bolinus brandaris

Bolinus brandaris

Buccinum undatum

Buccinum undatum

Calliostoma ligatum

Calliostoma ligatum

Calliostoma zizyphinum

Calliostoma zizyphinum

Callista chione

Callista chione

Callistoctopus macropus

Callistoctopus macropus

Cassis cornuta

Cassis cornuta

Cassis tuberosa

Cassis tuberosa

Cerastoderma edule

Cerastoderma edule

Ceratosoma trilobatum

Ceratosoma trilobatum

Ceratostoma foliatum

Ceratostoma foliatum

Cerithium litteratum

Cerithium litteratum

Charonia tritonis

Charonia tritonis

Charonia variegata

Charonia variegata

Chelidonura livida

Chelidonura livida

Chicoreus palmarosae

Chicoreus palmarosae

Chione cancellata

Chione cancellata

Chiton olivaceus

Chiton olivaceus

Chiton tuberculatus

Chiton tuberculatus

Chlamys rubida

Chlamys rubida

Chromodoris annae

Chromodoris annae

Chromodoris krohni

Chromodoris krohni

Chromodoris lineolata

Chromodoris lineolata

Chromodoris luteorosea

Chromodoris luteorosea

Chromodoris quadricolor

Chromodoris quadricolor

Cittarium pica

Cittarium pica

Codakia orbicularis

Codakia orbicularis

conus geographus

conus geographus

Conus pulcher siamensis

Conus pulcher siamensis

Conus textile

Conus textile

Crassedoma gigantea

Crassedoma gigantea

Crassostrea  rhizophorae

Crassostrea rhizophorae

Cratena peregrina

Cratena peregrina

Crepidula fornicata

Crepidula fornicata

Ctenoides scaber

Ctenoides scaber

Cyerce nigricans

Cyerce nigricans

Cymatium aquatile

Cymatium aquatile

Cyphoma gibbosum

Cyphoma gibbosum

Cyphoma signatum

Cyphoma signatum

Cypraea cervus

Cypraea cervus

Cypraea cinerea

Cypraea cinerea

Cypraea pantherina

Cypraea pantherina

Cypraea tigris

Cypraea tigris

Dendronotus frondosus

Dendronotus frondosus

Dendronotus iris

Dendronotus iris

Dolabella auricularia

Dolabella auricularia

Doris odhneri

Doris odhneri

Doryteuthis opalescens

Doryteuthis opalescens

Doryteuthis pealeii

Doryteuthis pealeii

Doryteuthis pleii

Doryteuthis pleii

Eledone cirrhosa

Eledone cirrhosa

Elysia crispata

Elysia crispata

Elysia (Tridachia) crispata

Elysia (Tridachia) crispata

Enteroctopus dofleini

Enteroctopus dofleini

Euspira catena

Euspira catena

Facelina auriculata

Facelina auriculata

Fasciolaria tulipa

Fasciolaria tulipa

Favorinus branchialis

Favorinus branchialis

Felimare picta

Felimare picta

Flabellina affinis

Flabellina affinis

Flabellina babai

Flabellina babai

Flabellina exoptata

Flabellina exoptata

Flabellina pedata

Flabellina pedata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Gastropteron pacificum

Gastropteron pacificum

Gibbula divaricata

Gibbula divaricata

Gibbula umbilicalis

Gibbula umbilicalis

Glaucus atlanticus

Glaucus atlanticus

Glossodoris atromarginata

Glossodoris atromarginata

Glossodoris rufomarginata

Glossodoris rufomarginata

Glycymeris glycymeris

Glycymeris glycymeris

Godiva banyulensis

Godiva banyulensis

Goniobranchus gleniei

Goniobranchus gleniei

Gymnodoris ceylonica

Gymnodoris ceylonica

Halgerda aurantiomaculata

Halgerda aurantiomaculata

Haliotis kamtschatkana

Haliotis kamtschatkana

Haliotis tuberculata lamellosa

Haliotis tuberculata lamellosa

Haliotis tuberculata tuberculata

Haliotis tuberculata tuberculata

Hapalochlaena lunulata

Hapalochlaena lunulata

Harpa amouretta

Harpa amouretta

Harpa major

Harpa major

Hexaplex trunculus

Hexaplex trunculus

Himatina trophina

Himatina trophina

Hyalina albolineata

Hyalina albolineata

Hypselodoris tricolor

Hypselodoris tricolor

Ischnochiton striolatus

Ischnochiton striolatus

Ischnoplax pectinata

Ischnoplax pectinata

Isognomon bicolor

Isognomon bicolor

Janolus cristatus

Janolus cristatus

Jorunna funebris

Jorunna funebris

Jorunna rubescens

Jorunna rubescens

Lambis lambis

Lambis lambis

Lambis truncata

Lambis truncata

Lamellaria perspicua

Lamellaria perspicua

Lepidochitona cineraria

Lepidochitona cineraria

Leporicypraea mappa

Leporicypraea mappa

Lima lima

Lima lima

Limaria fragilis

Limaria fragilis

Limaria hians

Limaria hians

Limaria orientalis

Limaria orientalis

Lithophaga lithophaga

Lithophaga lithophaga

Lithopoma tectum

Lithopoma tectum

Littorina littorea

Littorina littorea

Littorina obtusata

Littorina obtusata

Littorina sitkana

Littorina sitkana

Lobatus gigas

Lobatus gigas

Lobatus raninus

Lobatus raninus

Loligo vulgaris

Loligo vulgaris

Lopha cristagalli

Lopha cristagalli

Lottia persona

Lottia persona

Lucina pectinata

Lucina pectinata

Luria lurida

Luria lurida

Macrotritopus defilippi

Macrotritopus defilippi

Magallana gigas

Magallana gigas

Mercenaria mercenaria

Mercenaria mercenaria

Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni

Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni

Micromelo undatus

Micromelo undatus

Mitra mitra

Mitra mitra

Murex pectin

Murex pectin

Mytilus edulis

Mytilus edulis

Mytilus trossulus

Mytilus trossulus

Naria spurca

Naria spurca

Naria spurca acicularis

Naria spurca acicularis

Nembrotha kubaryana

Nembrotha kubaryana

Nembrotha megalocera

Nembrotha megalocera

Nembrotha purpureolineata

Nembrotha purpureolineata

Nerita albicilla

Nerita albicilla

Nerita peloronta

Nerita peloronta

Nucella lapillus

Nucella lapillus

Octopus briareus

Octopus briareus

Octopus cyanea

Octopus cyanea

Octopus insularis

Octopus insularis

Octopus rubescens

Octopus rubescens

Octopus vulgaris

Octopus vulgaris

Oliva sayana

Oliva sayana

Olivella minuta

Olivella minuta

Ophioctopus burryi

Ophioctopus burryi

Orienthella trilineata

Orienthella trilineata

Ostrea edulis

Ostrea edulis

Oxymeris crenulata

Oxymeris crenulata

Panopea generosa

Panopea generosa

Patella ferruginea

Patella ferruginea

Patella pellucida

Patella pellucida

Patella vulgata

Patella vulgata

Pecten jacobeus

Pecten jacobeus

Pecten maximus

Pecten maximus

Pedum spondyloideum

Pedum spondyloideum

Peltodoris atromaculata

Peltodoris atromaculata

Peltodoris nobilis

Peltodoris nobilis

Phacoïdes pectinatus

Phacoïdes pectinatus

Phalium granulatum

Phalium granulatum

Pholas dactylus

Pholas dactylus

Phorcus lineatus

Phorcus lineatus

Phyllidia varicosa

Phyllidia varicosa

Phyllodesmium magnum

Phyllodesmium magnum

Pinctada imbricata

Pinctada imbricata

Pinctada margaritifera

Pinctada margaritifera

Pinna carnea

Pinna carnea

Pinna nobilis

Pinna nobilis

Pinna rudis

Pinna rudis

Polycera elegans

Polycera elegans

Polycera quadrilineata

Polycera quadrilineata

Pteraeolidia ianthina

Pteraeolidia ianthina

Pteria hirundo

Pteria hirundo

Risbecia pulchella

Risbecia pulchella

Rossia pacifica

Rossia pacifica

Ruditapes decussatus

Ruditapes decussatus

Sepia latimanus

Sepia latimanus

Sepia officinalis

Sepia officinalis

Sepia pharaonis

Sepia pharaonis

Sepia prashadi

Sepia prashadi

Sepiola atlantica

Sepiola atlantica

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Sepioteuthis sepioidea

Sepioteuthis sepioidea

Solen marginatus

Solen marginatus

Spondylus varius

Spondylus varius

Strombus costatus

Strombus costatus

Tectarius muricatus

Tectarius muricatus

Thaumoctopus mimicus

Thaumoctopus mimicus

Theba pisana

Theba pisana

Thuridilla hopei

Thuridilla hopei

Thuridilla picta

Thuridilla picta

Tivela mactroides

Tivela mactroides

Tonicella lineata

Tonicella lineata

Tonna galea

Tonna galea

Trapania maculata

Trapania maculata

Tridacna gigas

Tridacna gigas

Tridacna maxima

Tridacna maxima

Triopha catalinae

Triopha catalinae

Triplofusus giganteus

Triplofusus giganteus

Tritonia lineata

Tritonia lineata

Trivia monacha

Trivia monacha

Turritella communis

Turritella communis

Tylodina perversa

Tylodina perversa

Umbraculum umbraculum

Umbraculum umbraculum

Venus verrucosa

Venus verrucosa

Volutea ebraea

Volutea ebraea

Zirfaea pilsbryi

Zirfaea pilsbryi

The Mollusks

Aegires minor

  • Banana nudibranch
  • Doris-guêpe

Distribution

  • The tropical Pacific
  • The Indian Ocean

Substrate and environment

  • Exclusively a marine species
  • The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
  • The species crawls on the seafloor
  • The species can be found between 3 and 24 Meters.
  • Rare species.

General behaviour of the species

  • Species generally solitary

General characteristics of the species

  • Maximum size : 14 cm
  • The animal feeds mainly on small invertebrates that it gleans on the seafloor.
  • Diet : Sponges
  • The animal is a simultaneous hermaphrodite

Relationship with humans

  • The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest
The species can be confused with other species of similar appearance!