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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > sea slugs > Family Onchidiidae |
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onch slug awaiting identification* Family Onchidiidae updated Jan 11 Where seen? This small long slug is often seen on mangrove trees, usually at night, crawling along leaves or branches. Features: 2-3cm. Body hard, long and narrow and rounded. Skin smooth with regular bumps. Generally greyish or brown. Sometimes with spots. One seen had opaque white spots which made it look powdery. Eyes on long thin stalks. Underside and narrow foot are white. |
 Lim Chu Kang, Aug 05 |
 Underside |
 Closeup of upperside. |
 Eyes on stalks. |
Long onch slugs on Singapore shores
 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Nov 03  |
 Pasir Ris Park, Dec 03 
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 Lim Chu Kang, Aug 05  Underside |
 Karnji, Dec 10  |
 Karnji, Dec 08  |
 Kranji Nature Trail, Jan 11 
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 Pulau Semakau, Dec 08 |
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 Karnji, Dec 08 |
 Sungei Buloh Besar, Apr 11 |
 Sungei Buloh Besar, Apr 11  |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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