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Acanthodoris lutea, the orange-peel doris, is a species of nudibranch or sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidorididae. [2] This species is the largest of the northeastern Pacific onchidorids. [3] It is a common species, and it is very noticeable because of its bright coloration, which is aposematic.
The orange banded arion has a darkened stripe that extends along the entire body and mantle length on both sides of the body, and is gray, off-white, or tan, with a very light-colored foot. Arion fasciatus is about six centimeters in length when moving, secreting a clear mucus which is also left behind it and visible as a trail. However, when ...
Costasiella ocellifera is a small (5–13 mm) species of sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costasiellidae. [2] Costasiella ocellifera, and other members of the Costasiellidae family are often mistakenly classified as nudibranchs because they superficially resemble other species of that group, but they are actually a part of the Sacoglossa superorder of sea slugs ...
Glaucus atlanticus is an example of a nudibranch that has its cerata positioned like wings instead of on its back. The name nudibranch is appropriate, since the dorids (infraclass Anthobranchia ) breathe through a "naked gill" shaped into branchial plumes in a rosette on their backs. [ 20 ]
Some snails and slugs are considered beneficial. Be responsible with pest control efforts and follow label directions when using any pesticide. Understanding slug and snail habits is key to ...
The tentacles are bluish or reddish, and the slug bluish or orange tip at the tail. The first row of tubercles above the foot-fringe is white. The contracted body is semicircular (not bell-shaped) in transverse section. The sole is orange or yellow. The body mucus is yellow-orange. Juveniles are bluish grey with a darker dorsum and a yellow ...
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[1] [2] Sea slugs are generally very beautifully colored organisms with intense patterns and ranging in sizes. The Chromodoris orientalis specifically is a white sea slug with black spots in no particular pattern with a yellow, orange, or brown in color ring around its whole body and on its gills. There is much discussion on where it is found ...