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  2. Glaucus atlanticus - Wikipedia

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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

  3. 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. ... scientifically known as Glaucus atlanticus, along our coastline," a release from the ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Cnidosac - Wikipedia

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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. Glaucus atlanticus is a blue pelagic aeolid nudibranch.

  6. Strangest Things That Have Washed Ashore - AOL

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    Add to the list a slew of Glaucus Atlanticus, also known as the blue dragon or blue sea slug. ... The mythical-looking creatures, which have a potentially fatal sting, are small but striking, with ...

  7. Pteraeolidia ianthina - Wikipedia

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    It is one of the most common aeolid nudibranchs found in Eastern Australia and can inflict a painful sting to humans. The body color of this species is translucent tan, but the cerata , which vary from dark purple to lavender to golden brown, give the nudibranch most of its distinct color.

  8. 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 ...

  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 ...