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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > sea slugs |
slugs without external gills
body in two flaps or 'wings' (called parapodia)
| 1cm or less. Long narrow, flat translucent body with fine white lines. Two pairs of tentacles. On Tape seagrasses. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
1.5-2cm.
One pair of tentacles. Body long with large parapodia and with tiny
bumps so it appears woolly. Sometimes seen on some of our shores.
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4-6cm. One pair of tentacles. Body long with large parapodia that have black and orange margins and black spots. Colours vary, usually green. Among green seaweeds. Commonly seen at some times of the year on many of our shores. | 4-5cm. One pair of tentacles. Body long with large parapodia. Green with tiny white spots all over, yellow or orange spots along body edges. Sometimes seen in our mangroves. | |
| 2-3cm. Batik pattern, no blue markings on front and back edges of 'wings' folded over the body. Seagrasses, near living reefs. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. | 2-3cm. Spotted or netted pattern, blue markings on front and back edges of 'wings' folded over the body. Seen once on Cyrene Reef. | 2-3cm. A long, cylindrical body with a pair of 'wings' folded over the centre of the body as well as a pair of 'tails, one longer than the other. Seen once on Pulau Semakau. | 5-8cm. Two pairs of tentacles, oral tentacles and rhinophores about the same size. Body long, 'hairy' with blue spots. Unlike B. leachii, also have fine lines along the length of the body. Near reefs and rubble. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. | 6-12cm. Two pairs of tentacles, oral tentacles and rhinophores about the same size. Body long, 'hairy' with blue spots. Well camouflaged. Seagrass areas. Commonly seen at some times of the year on some of our shores. |
| 5-6cm. Two pairs of tentacles. Body thin and long with small parapodia with black margins. Colours vary. Seen once at Sisters Island. |
8-12cm.
Two pairs of tentacles: large flappy oral tentacles, rhinophores
tiny, near one another, in between the parapodia. Body smooth. Olive
green with fine spots in pattern of bars. Seagrasses, sometimes
half buried. Seasonally common on our Northern shores.
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8-10cm. Two pairs of tentacles, large flappy oral tentacles and smaller rhinophores. Body long smooth with small white spots. Inner surface of parapodia have fine white bars made up of dots. Seagrasses. Commonly seen on our Northern shores. | About 12cm. Two pairs of large tentacles. Body long, smooth with pattern of dark eye-like rings and fine black lines. A dark tail. Inner surface of parapodia with large white spots.Near reefs. Seen once on Sentosa. | 8-10cm. Two pairs of tentacles, large flappy oral tentacles. Body oval, smooth, brownish with small white spots. Inner surface of parapodia with white bars. Among seagrasses near reefs. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
These are NOT sea slugs
how to tell apart
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