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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropod > sea slugs |
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index of sea slugs on Singapore shores slugs without external gills body 'hairy' or with finger-like projections |
| 1cm or less. Body long, soft with finger-like structures (cerata) in rows, some with white stripe along upperside. Seasonally common on Bryopsis seaweed. Commonly seen on some of our shores. | 1cm or less. Body short with lots of short finger-like structures that are transparent at the tips and filled with green stuff. Sometimes seen on Avrainvillea seaweed. On some of our shores. | 2-4cm. Body long slender with spherical bumps. Sometimes seen on Caulerpa seaweed near reefs. On some of our shores. |
| 3-5cm. Body long, soft with finger-like structures (cerata) in clusters. Distinguished by purple bands on oral tentacles. Usually blue, but different colours also seen. On coral rubble and reefs. Commonly seen at some times of the year on many of our shores. | 2-3.5cm. Body long, soft with finger-like structures (cerata) in clusters. Distinguished by purple body, yellow tips on the cerata with a band just below the tip. Rhinophores and oral tentacles tipped reddish purple. On hydroids on coral rubble and reefs. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. | 2cm long. Body long, soft with finger-like structures (cerata) in rows. Distinguished by red lines running along the sides of the body, over the head and along the oral tentacles. Uncommon. | About 1-2cm. Body broad, soft with finger-like structures (cerata) in rows on broad back. Oral tentacles can be very long. Broad foot. A burrower, it is sometimes seen on sand. Sometimes seen on our Northern shores. | About 1-2cm. Body long, soft with finger-like structures (cerata) in clusters. Beige. Sometimes seen on Sentosa. |
| 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. | 5-8cm. 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. |
This is NOT a sea slug
| When the living mantle covers the shell of this snail, it is often mistaken for a hairy slug. |
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