Biology:Chelidonura livida

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Chelidonura livida
Aglajidae - Chelidonura livida.jpg
A live individual of Chelidonura livida, in situ off Sharm el Sheik, Egypt
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Cephalaspidea
Family: Aglajidae
Genus: Chelidonura
Species:
C. livida
Binomial name
Chelidonura livida
Yonow, 1994

Chelidonura livida is a species of sea slug, or "headshield slug", a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae.

Description

Chelidonura livida can reach a length of about 10–50 mm. The body is black or dark brown, with bright blue spots or rings.

Distribution

This headshield slug lives in the Red Sea, Madagascar and in the tropical western Indian Ocean up to northern Australia and Philippines .

Habitat

It is a sand dwelling species that can be found on intertidal shallow sand flats.

References

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q5089882 entry