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Glaucus atlanticus is the blue sea slug shown here out of water on a beach, and thus collapsed; however, touching the animal directly with your skin can result in a painful sting, with symptoms similar to those caused by the Portuguese man o' war The slug in the water
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.
Also commonly known as the blue glaucus, the blue dragon is a sea slug located in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. The blue dragon, pictured at Bob Hall Pier, is a type of sea slug and can ...
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 ...
A venomous sea creature probably isn't high on your must-see list when on a beach vacation. But that's exactly what happened to one San Antonio resident as she explored the Gulf Coast.
Pteraeolidia ianthina is a sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Facelinidae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is known as a blue dragon , [ 4 ] a name it shares with Glaucus atlanticus and Glaucus marginatus .
Species recorded on the UK’s coasts in 2024 included “climate indicators” such as the first record of a rainbow sea slug in Devon, found by a school student on a family day trip to Wembury ...
Glaucus atlanticus is the blue sea slug shown here out of water on a beach, and thus collapsed; however, touching the animal directly with your skin can result in a painful sting, with symptoms similar to those caused by the Portuguese man o' war. Glaucus atlanticus is a blue pelagic aeolid nudibranch.