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Sargassum Nudibranch

Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus 1758

Description

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Chunky body, up to 6 cm long, with the mantle ridge bearing a line of brown pigment and one or two pairs of irregularly squared cerata which have gills on their inner surfaces. The rhinophores emerge from elongated sheaths. Habitat: lives and feeds on hydroids among the seaweed Sargassum; often washed up on the shore with floating weed. Distribution: pantropical.

Reference

NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes.

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bibliographic citation
NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
contributor
Eunice Onyango [email]

Distribution

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Massachusetts to the West Indies
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bibliographic citation
NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
contributor
Mary Kennedy [email]