Moonface Euselenops
| Scientific Name: | Euselenops luniceps |
| Species: | Sea Slugs (Pleurobranchidae) |
| Other names: |
Nudibranchs, Sidegill Slugs, Moonface Nudibranch, Moonface Sea Slug, Moonfaced Euselenops, Moonfaced Nudibranch, Moonfaced Sea Slug, Moonlight Nudibranch, Moonlight Sea Slug, Lunar Nudibranch, Lunar Sea Slug, Moon-headed Sidegill Slug, Moon-headed Side-gilled Slug, Sand-dwelling Sea Slug. |
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Moonface EuselenopsUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2006
Photographed at: Lembeth Resort - Indonesia
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Also known as Nudibranchs, Sidegill Slugs, Moonface Nudibranch, Moonface Sea Slug, Moonfaced Euselenops, Moonfaced Nudibranch, Moonfaced Sea Slug, Moonlight Nudibranch, Moonlight Sea Slug, Lunar Nudibranch, Lunar Sea Slug, Moon-headed Sidegill Slug, Moon-headed Side-gilled Slug and Sand-dwelling Sea Slug.
Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand and rubble areas.
They feed on hydroids, coral, sponges and anemones.
Length - 7cm
Depth - 2-20m
Widespread Western Indo-Pacific
Opisthobranchia - Nudibranchs - Sea Slugs meaning "naked gills" are molluscs without a hard shell.
All opisthobranchs are hermaphrodites.
These beautiful slugs are usually brilliantly coloured and this in itself can act as a deterrent against predators. Some sea slugs secrete acid from stinging cells in their tentacles while others secrete acid from cells in their mantle.
Nudibranchs are slow moving, can swim or be propelled along either by muscular contraction or by millions of tiny hairs on the bottom of a fleshy 'foot', they have a voracious appetite and feed with a rasp like tongue.
Nudibranch lay their eggs in a ribbon effect on the sand, in different colours depending on species.
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