Black-yellow cyerce (Cyerce nigricans)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Cyerce nigricans
- Common name
- Black-yellow cyerce
- Category
- Molluscs
- Family
- Caliphyllidae
- Genus
- Cyerce
- Size
- 1–4 cm
- Depth
- 5–30 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- coral-reef
- Behaviours
- benthic, slow-mover
- Ocean zones
- Asian Pacific, Indian Ocean & Red Sea
Description
Cyerce nigricans reaches 4 cm. Small sacoglossan mollusk (Caliphyllidae) Indo-Pacific with uniform black body with extraordinary foliaceous cerata shaped like yellow-orange-white plumes edged black, undulating in spectacular dance (hence nigricans, black). Lives from 5 to 30 m on green algae of coral reefs of central Indo-Pacific. Sap-sucker. Legendary macro photo subject for its undulating plume-like cerata resembling a dance, among most photographed sacoglossans.
Photo of Black-yellow cyerce
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Black-yellow cyerce?
- Black-yellow cyerce (Cyerce nigricans) reaches 1–4 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Black-yellow cyerce?
- Black-yellow cyerce is found between 5–30 m deep.
- Is the Black-yellow cyerce dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Black-yellow cyerce?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Black-yellow cyerce?
- Found in: Asian Pacific, Indian Ocean & Red Sea.
Other species in the genus Cyerce
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 494516)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 4597235)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia