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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > sea slugs > Order Sacoglossa |
| Strawberry
slug Costasiella sp.* Family Costasiellidae/Limapontiidae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This tiny and superbly camouflaged slug is often found on solitary fan green seaweeds (Avrainvillea sp.). Features: To about 1cm or smaller. Short, soft body with lots of short finger-like projections that are transparent at the tips and filled with green stuff. One pair of long rhinophores, no oral tentacles. Many slugs are often seen on one sea fan, at low tide usually clustered near the base of this seaweed. |
 The sea fan seaweeds where these slugs are found. Tanah Merah, Oct 09 |
 Kusu Island, Sep 10 |
 These slugs are TINY! Kusu Island, Sep 10 |
Strawberry slugs on Singapore shores
 Tanah Merah, Dec 09 |
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 Tanah Merah, Dec 09 |
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video
clips and more photos of strawberry slugs on Singapore shores
northern shores
southern shores part 1 | part 2
northern shores
southern shores part 1 | part 2
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. IKAN-Unterwasserachiv. 723pp.|
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