Elegant cyerce (Cyerce elegans)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Cyerce elegans
- Common name
- Elegant cyerce
- Category
- Molluscs
- Family
- Caliphyllidae
- Genus
- Cyerce
- Size
- 1–3 cm
- Depth
- 5–30 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- coral-reef
- Behaviours
- benthic, slow-mover
- Ocean zones
- Asian Pacific, Caribbean, Eastern Pacific, Indian Ocean & Red Sea
Description
Cyerce elegans reaches 3 cm. Small sacoglossan mollusk (Caliphyllidae) Indo-Pacific with cream-white body with wavy yellow-orange to pink-white foliaceous cerata arranged in two lateral rows (hence elegans). More discreet colors than C. nigricans but similar dancing cerata behavior. Lives from 5 to 30 m on green algae of coral reefs of central Indo-Pacific. Sap-sucker. Super-macro photo subject for sacoglossan purists.
Photo of Elegant cyerce
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Elegant cyerce?
- Elegant cyerce (Cyerce elegans) reaches 1–3 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Elegant cyerce?
- Elegant cyerce is found between 5–30 m deep.
- Is the Elegant cyerce dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Elegant cyerce?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Elegant cyerce?
- Found in: Asian Pacific, Caribbean, Eastern Pacific, Indian Ocean & Red Sea.
Other species in the genus Cyerce
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 494512)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 4597237)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia