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Oxynoe olivacea supsucking slug, Sacoglossa

Oxynoe olivaceais commonly referred to as supsucking slug, Sacoglossa. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
2990 
AphiaID:
140672 
Scientific:
Oxynoe olivacea 
German:
Saftsauger 
English:
Supsucking Slug, Sacoglossa 
Category:
Sacoglossa 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Oxynoidae (Family) > Oxynoe (Genus) > olivacea (Species) 
Initial determination:
Rafinesque, 1814 
Occurrence:
the Mediterranean Sea 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
1.18" - 1.97" (3cm - 5cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Algae 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-03-18 19:27:04 

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Oxynoe olivacea is a herbivorous sea slug that's been studied as a possible biological control organism against invasive Caulerpa Taxifolia. Although it will eat C. taxifolia, its preferred food remains C. prolifera.

Synonymised names:
Bulla gargottae Calcara, 1840 (synonym)
Icarus gravesi Forbes, 1844 (synonym)
Lophocercus sieboldii Krohn, 1847
Oxynoe brachycephala Mörch, 1863 (synonym)

Scientific paper

  1. Antioxidant status of Lobiger serradifalci and Oxynoe olivacea (Opisthobranchia, Mollusca), Levent Cavas; Kadir Yurdakoc; Baki Yokes, 2005
  2. Relationship between egg features and maternal body size in the simultaneous hermaphroditeOxynoe olivacea(Mollusca, Opisthobranchia, Sacoglossa), P. Gianguzza; K. R. Jensen; F. Badalamenti; S. Riggio, 2005
  3. Body Size and Mating Strategies in the Simultaneous Hermaphrodite Oxynoe olivacea (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia, Sacoglossa), P. Gianguzza, F. Badalamenti, K. R. Jensen, R. Chemello, S. Cannicci and S. Riggio, 2004
  4. Lipase-mediated production of defensive toxins in the marine mollusc Oxynoe olivacea, Cutignano, Adele; Notti, Valentina; d'Ippolito, Giuliana; Coll, Anna Dom�nech; Cimino, Guido; Fontana, Angelo , 2004
  5. Feeding preferences of Oxynoe olivacea (Opisthobranchia: Sacoglossa) among three Caulerpa species, Gianguzza, P., 2002
  6. Are the Mediterranean ascoglossan molluscs Oxynoe olivacea and Lobiger serradifalci suitable agents for a biological control against the invading tropical alga Caulerpa taxifolia?, Thierry Thibaut; Alexandre Meinesz, 2000
  7. Cytogenetics in the sacoglossanOxynoe olivacea(Mollusca: Opisthobranchia): karyotype, chromosome banding and fluorescent in situ hybridization, R. Vitturi; P. Gianguzza; M. S. Colomba; K. R. Jensen; S. Riggio, 2000

External links

  1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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