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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > sea slugs > Order Sacoglossa |
| Volvatella
slug Volvatella sp. Family Volvatellidae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This pretty sap-sucking slug is sometimes seen among Caulerpa seaweeds on some of our shores. Features: Weak, thin shell about 1cm long. The back of the shell narrows into a funnel or spout. The rhinophores are flattened, rounded and the animal has a pair of rounded oral lobes and a short foot. When disturbed, it secretes a white fluid. The ones with the orange or yellowish shell and body is Volvatella vigourouxi. What does it eat? It eats Caulerpa green seaweeds. |
 Cyrene Reef, Jun 09 |
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References
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Sea Challengers. 314pp.|
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