Moebii Sea Slug
Thuridilla moebii
Also known as: Sacoglossan, Sacoglossan Sea Slug
- Sacoglossan
- Sacoglossan Sea Slug
Overview
Found singly or in pairs, amongst rubble and sand, over coral and rocky reefs.
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.
How to identify
- Pattern
- white spots
- Body shape
- frilly edge
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found singly or in pairs, amongst rubble and sand, over coral and rocky reefs.
Adult photos 1
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Deep dive
Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda
- familyPlakobranchidae
- genusThuridilla
- speciesThuridilla moebii (Bergh, 1888)
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