Superfamily Aeolidioidea Higher classification Glaucus | Family Glaucidae Scientific name Glaucus marginatus Rank Species | |
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Similar Glaucus, Glaucidae, Nudibranch, Molluscs, Gastropods | ||
Blue sea slug two glaucus atlanticus and a glaucus marginatus or glaucillus marginatus
Glaucus marginatus is a species of small, floating, blue sea slug; a pelagic aeolid nudibranch; a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Glaucidae. This species is closely related to Glaucus atlanticus.
Contents
- Blue sea slug two glaucus atlanticus and a glaucus marginatus or glaucillus marginatus
- Distribution
- Habitat
- Description
- References
Distribution
This species is pelagic, and can be found in the Pacific Ocean.
Habitat
These small nudibranchs float upside down on the surface tension in temperate and tropical seas. They eat colonial cnidarians such as the Portuguese man o' war.
Description
This nudibranch is dark blue, and in many ways it resembles a smaller version of Glaucus atlanticus. However, in this species the cerata are arranged in a single row in each arch.
References
Glaucus marginatus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA