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Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > sea slugs > Order Cephalaspidea
Pale tailed slug
Chelidonura pallida
Family Aglajidae
updated Oct 10

Where seen? This strange slug was seen once on Pulau Semakau. Elsewhere, it is found on shallow patch reefs.

Features: About 4cm long. A long, cylindrical body with a pair of 'wings' (called parapodia) which fold over the centre of the body as well as a pair of 'tails, one longer than the other.

What does it eat? It is believed to feed on small flatworms.

Pulau Semakau, Nov 07

One tail much longer than the other.

A pair of short 'wings' over
the centre of the body.

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