Kalinga ornata   Alder & Hancock, 1864

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Nudibranchia | Polyceridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Demersal; depth range ? - 76 m (Ref. 79924).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Japan, Australia, and Hawaii. Tropical to subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Pustulose, body is broad and rounded posteriorly. The mantle forms an overlapping veil around the head but down each side, it is slightly narrower than the foot and the edge is reduced to a narrow ridge. Large tubercles present all over the dorsum and sides of the body. Body color ranges from a dirty white to brown, with many of the tubercles having a basal ring of white. Tubercles are often bright red with a yellow tip. Large gills are translucent white, often edged with red.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Members of the order Nudibranchia are simultaneous hermaphrodites. Mating behavior: Both individuals darts their penis toward each other to induce one to act as a male and the other as the female. The victorious one to penetrate the body wall is the dominant male. Life cycle: Eggs are deposited on a substratum where they develop and hatch into (planktonic) vestigial veliger larval stage and further grow as adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Sachidhanandam, U., R.C. Willan and L.M. Chou. 2000. (Ref. 78073)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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