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Species list - The Sea Slug Forum List of species in the forum Species list The following list of fact sheets contains information on hundreds of species of sea slugs from around the world New species are added regularly in response to discussions on the Forum Linked to each fact sheet are Forum messages and responses Acanthodoris brunnea Acanthodoris hudsoni Acanthodoris lutea Acanthodoris nanaimoensis Acanthodoris pilosa
The Sea Slug Forum - Home Page Welcome to the Sea Slug Forum On the Sea Slug Forum you can ask questions, post information and find out more about nudibranchs, bubble-shells, sea hares and other sea slugs This site aims to generate more interest in these fascinating animals by sharing information with a worldwide audience The Forum is a useful tool for anyone with an interest in sea slugs from scientists and students to
Species list - The Sea Slug Forum List of species in the forum Species list The following list of fact sheets contains information on hundreds of species of sea slugs from around the world New species are added regularly in response to discussions on the Forum Linked to each fact sheet are Forum messages and responses ORDER CEPHALASPIDEA SUPERFAMILY ACTEONOIDEA FAMILY Acteonidae Acteon eloiseae Acteon tornatilis Japonacteon
The Sea Slug Forum - Elysia crispata Elysia crispata (Morch, 1863) Order: SACOGLOSSA Superfamily: ELYSIOIDEA Family: Elysiidae DISTRIBUTION Caribbean PHOTO Upper right: Blue colour form - off Saba Island, Caribbean Lower right: LOWER RIGHT: Green colour form Note dark green colouration caused by dense populations of symbiotic chloroplasts Bahamas Photos: Anne Dupont Large elysiid, up to 50 mm long and 30 mm wide with
The Sea Slug Forum - Polychaete Worms (Bristle worms) Worm is a common name which applies to a 'shape' rather than a particular phylum or class of animals, much as 'slug' applies to much more than opisthorbanch molluscs There are a few slug-like worms, such as Aphrodite which are sometimes mistaken for sea slugs Authorship details Rudman, W B , 2004 (July 27) Polychaete Worms (Bristle worms)
The Sea Slug Forum - General topics List of general topics in the forum General topics Everything you ever wanted to know about sea slugs including behaviour, anatomy, aquarium FAQs and associated marine animals and plants New and interesting topics are added regularly, often in response to an inquiry About the Forum Aquarium FAQs (including pests and hitchhikers on live rock) Body shape, anatomy and body parts Feeding
The Sea Slug Forum - Marine Pulmonate slugs This is indeed a 'slug', and it is found in or near the sea but it is not an opisthobranch sea slug It is in fact an onchidiid, which are a group of marine pulmonates closely related to land snails
The Sea Slug Forum - Acochlidium fijiiensis Acochlidium fijiiensis Haynes Kenchington, 1991 Order: ACOCHLIDEA Family: Acochlidiidae DISTRIBUTION Known only from two rivers in Fiji, Nasekawa River on the island of Vanua Levu; and Lami River on Viti Levu Despite searches in other rivers no further populations have been discovered PHOTO Locality: Lami River, Suva, Fiji Length: 15 mm approx Photographer: Paddy Ryan Acochlidium
The Sea Slug Forum - What is a slug? The word "slug" describes a body shape rather than a group of species with a common ancestor Essentially, "slugs" are "snails" that have either lost their shells or are in the process of losing their shells This has happened many times in snail evolution The most obvious "slug groups" are the the sea slugs and the land slugs