Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean
Natural Environment: Found feeding upon Linckia laevigata starfish.
Aquarium Suitability: A parasitic snail often found attached the species Linckia laevigata, the blue starfish/seastar.
Must be removed as it not only feeds on the animals tissue, it is also the cause of secondary bacterial infections caused by the feeding wounds.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropods
Order: Hysogastropoda
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Thyca
FYI: Has a blue coloration, as this parasite is well camouflaged on the host.
