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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > sea slugs > Family Onchidiidae |
| Ornate
onch slug awaiting identification* Family Onchidiidae updated Feb 09 Where seen? This small oval slug with an ornate texture is sometimes seen in mangroves in the North. Features: 3-5cm. Body hard, oval, rounded. Skin with regular pattern of bumps with blunt spikes on them, resulting in a very ornate texture! Colour plain, beige or greyish. Eyes on long thin stalks. Underside and narrow foot are pale to lemon yellow. |
 Kranji Nature Trail, Jan 09 |
 Underside |
 Closeup of upperside. |
 Eyes on stalks. |
Ornate onch slugs on Singapore shores
 Pulau Sarimbun, May 05 |
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 Pulau Semakau, Feb 09 |
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 Lim Chu Kang, May 11 |
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 Kranji Nature Trail, Jan 09  |
 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Nov 03  |
 Kusu Island, Feb 08  |
*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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