Monterey Dorid
Monterey Dorid
doris montereyensis
The Monterey Dorid is a colorful sea slug that glides gracefully over the ocean floor. It has a soft body covered in vibrant patterns, making it a beautiful sight in the water!
生息地: Kelp forests and rocky substrates in shallow marine environments
外見
The Monterey Dorid is a sea slug with a lumpy, white to yellowish body, covered in many small, wart-like bumps. It has two horn-like sensory organs called rhinophores and a feathery gill plume on its back, giving it a distinctive textured look.
界Animalia門Mollusca綱Gastropoda目Nudibranchia科Dorididae属Doris
カテゴリ
Invertebrateレア度
Common
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
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おもしろい事実
Despite being slow, they crawl on a muscular 'foot' along the ocean floor.
Monterey Dorids lay their eggs in beautiful, spiraling ribbons on rocks or kelp.
The feathery plume on its back is actually how this sea slug breathes underwater.
They belong to a group called nudibranchs, which means "naked gills"!
特殊能力
能力
Bumpy Camouflage
Monterey Dorid has a lumpy, textured body that helps them blend perfectly with sponges and rocks.
能力
Toxic Shield
Monterey Dorid can absorb defensive chemicals from its sponge diet, making it taste terrible to predators.
能力
Underwater Sniffer
Monterey Dorid uses its horn-like rhinophores to detect chemical trails of food and other dorids.
サイズと詳細
- 長さ
- 7 cm
- 寿命
- 1.5 年
食性と食事
This sea slug is a carnivore that dines exclusively on sponges, scraping them off surfaces.
主な食物
- Haliclona californiana
- Leucandra spp.
- Hymenamphiastra euphylleoides
採餌方法
- Grazing
生態系とのつながり
eats
California Haliclona
Haliclona californiana
Feeds on this common encrusting sponge.
eaten by
Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Larger fish may occasionally prey on them.
eaten by
Ochre Sea Star
Pisaster ochraceus
Sea stars sometimes consume slow-moving invertebrates.
特徴
別名
California Sea SlugDoris SlugKelp Slug
コレクション
安全性
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。
よくある質問
Monterey Doridの長さは何ですか？
7 cm
Monterey Doridの寿命は何ですか？
1.5 年
Monterey Doridは何を食べますか？
This sea slug is a carnivore that dines exclusively on sponges, scraping them off surfaces.
Monterey Doridは通常どこに生息していますか？
Kelp forests and rocky substrates in shallow marine environments
Monterey Doridはどのように狩りをしますか？
Grazing
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