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  2. Glaucus atlanticus - Wikipedia

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    Glaucus atlanticus (common names include the blue sea dragon, sea swallow, blue angel, blue glaucus, dragon slug, blue dragon, blue sea slug, and blue ocean slug) is a species of sea slug in the family Glaucidae. [2]

  3. Glaucus (gastropod) - Wikipedia

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    In the North Pacific are Glaucus marginatus, Glaucus thompsoni and Glaucus mcfarlanei, with Glaucus marginatus also occurring in the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific. Also in the South Pacific is Glaucus bennettae. [4] [11] Glaucus atlanticus has some genetic differences in different parts of its range but is considered to be a single species ...

  4. Sea swallow - Wikipedia

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    the common tern, Sterna hirundo, a ... Glaucus atlanticus, a pelagic aeolid nudibranch; the original name of the Firefly (dinghy)

  5. Rare sighting of mesmerizing but threatening sea creature - AOL

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    Don't let the beautiful color of the glaucus atlanticus, also known as the "blue dragon," fool you -- its sting is to be feared. Rare sighting of mesmerizing but threatening sea creature Skip to ...

  6. Rare blue dragons are washing up on Texas beaches. Look ... - AOL

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    The rare blue dragon sea slug, which is now washing up on Texas coasts, has a severely painful sting.

  7. Pteraeolidia ianthina - Wikipedia

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    Pteraeolidia ianthina, one of the most common aeolids found, is often called a "blue dragon" by Eastern Australian divers because of its close resemblance to a Chinese dragon. [8] It is one of the most common aeolid nudibranchs found in Eastern Australia and can inflict a painful sting to humans.

  8. Nudibranch - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  9. Glaucus marginatus - Wikipedia

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    Glaucus marginatus is a species of small, floating, blue sea slug; a pelagic (open-ocean) aeolid nudibranch; a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Glaucidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This species is closely related to Glaucus atlanticus , and is part of a species complex (Informal clade Marginatus) along with Glaucus bennettae , Glaucus ...