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index of sea slugs on Singapore shores slugs without external gills: body smooth |
| 2-6 cm long. Body long, narrow with fine black-and-white stripes. Blue foot with yellow or orange border. Sandy areas near seagrasses. Commonly seen on our Northern shores. | About 3cm. Body long, narrow, striped with white edges. Has lots of bumps on the oral veil. Seagrasses. Commonly seen on Changi and our Northern shores. | 1-2cm. Body long and skinny, striped with white unmarked feet, yellow margin on the oral veil. Near reefs, on sand or seaweeds. Sometimes seen on our Southern shores. | 0.5-1.5cm. Body oval, flat, featureless. On Halimeda seaweed, usually the same colour as the seaweed. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
| 4-6cm. Body oval wedge-shaped smooth white, made up of lobes. Burrowing in clean sand. Sometimes seen. | 3-7cm. Body smooth and almost circular, plain white or beige with black spots. Wide oral veil. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. | 8-10cm long. Body broad and oval, plain without markings. Releases substance with medicinal smell. Burrowing in soft silty areas. Sometimes seen on our Northern shores. | 20-30cm. Very large. Body broad oval, with texture of shallow bumps, in circular designs. Colour from completely dark to shades of brown. A pair of tubular rhinophores Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
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