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Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > sea slugs > Family Onchidiidae
Orange-footed mangrove onch slug
Onchidium griseum
Family Onchidiidae
updated Jan 11
Where seen? This slug is sometimes seen on mangrove trees trunks and branches on some of our shores.

Features: 4-5cm. Body long, hard with ridges along the centre and small bumps. Generally greyish or brown. The underside is mottled with a yellow or orange margin. The narrow foot is orange with horizontal ridges. Eyes on long thin stalks.

Lim Chu Kang, Aug 05

Underside


Kranji Nature Trail, Apr 10

Underside


Kranji Nature Trail, Dec 10

Underside


Sungei Pandan, Jan 11

Underside

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Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
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