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Images, information and identification of Nudibranchs; Nudibranch Photos by Mick Tait; Nudibranchs in their natural environment, Scuba Diving – Narooma NSW offline? 26 Nov 2014; Nudi Pixel: Online resource for nudibranchs and sea slugs identification using photographs Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
The name "sea slug" is also often applied to the sacoglossans (clade Sacoglossa), the so-called sap-sucking or solar-powered sea slugs which are frequently a shade of green. Another group of main gastropods that are often labeled as "sea slugs" are the various families of headshield slugs and bubble snails within the clade Cephalaspidea.
This species is found under rocks and coral rubble. [7] For example in Florida it is sometimes found among Porites porites corals. [2] They are laying large, translucent and gelatinous egg masses during spring in Florida. [2] All species in the genus Pleurobranchus are carnivorous. [6] P. areolatus probably feeds on ascidians, [7] for example ...
The neon orange appendages on the back of Flabellinopsis iodinea are the cerata which extract oxygen from the sea water they are surrounded by and live in. The cerata are also extensions of the digestive system, and are used to store the stinging cells of the anemones and fan-like hydroids they eat.
Glaucus is a genus of small blue pelagic sea slugs.They are aeolid nudibranchs, [1] ranging in size from 20 to 40 mm (0.79 to 1.57 in). [2] They feed on colonial cnidarians such as Portuguese man o' wars, blue buttons, and purple sails.
A unique new species of sea slug Bathydevius typically lives thousands of feet below the surface, far from the coastal tide pools or kelp forests that many sea slugs prefer. It also captures its ...
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute scientists have discovered Bathydevius caudactylus, a new species of glowing sea slug that lives deep in the ocean.
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.