Nudibranch

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Gastropoda
Marine invertebrate
gptkbp:class gptkb:Gastropoda
gptkbp:colorationFunction Camouflage
Warning coloration
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Sea_slug
gptkbp:conservationStatus Not evaluated (varies by species)
gptkbp:defenseMechanism gptkb:Aposematism
Toxic chemicals
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:distribution Worldwide oceans
gptkbp:etymology From Latin 'nudus' (naked) and Greek 'brankhia' (gills)
gptkbp:firstDescribed 18th century
gptkbp:habitat Marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nudibranch
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage Planktonic
gptkbp:lifespan Weeks to one year
gptkbp:movement Creeping using muscular foot
gptkbp:notableFeature Bright coloration
Lack of shell in adult form
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Aeolidiidae
gptkb:Dorididae
gptkb:Chromodorididae
gptkb:Flabellinidae
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Chromodoris_willani
gptkb:Hypselodoris_bullockii
gptkb:Nembrotha_cristata
gptkb:Phyllidia_varicosa
gptkb:Glaucus_atlanticus
gptkbp:order gptkb:Nudibranchia
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Mollusca
gptkbp:predators gptkb:fish
gptkb:Hydroids
gptkb:Anemones
gptkb:Bryozoans
Crabs
Sponges
Other sea slugs
Sea spiders
gptkbp:range Few millimeters to 60 centimeters
gptkbp:reproduction Hermaphroditic
gptkbp:respiration Gills on back
gptkbp:sensoryOrgan Rhinophores
gptkbp:studiedBy Marine biodiversity indicator
Study of chemical defenses
gptkbp:symbiosisWith Some species with algae
Some species with zooxanthellae
gptkbp:taxonRank subfamily
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brachiopoda
gptkb:Sea_pen
gptkb:Seaslug
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6