Lobiger viridis

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Lobiger viridis
Lobiger viridis on
Lizard Island
, Great Barrier Reef. The length of the slug is about 0.5 cm.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

Informal group Opisthobranchia
clade Sacoglossa

clade
Oxynoacea
Superfamily:
Oxynooidea
Family:
Oxynoidae
Genus:
Lobiger
Species:
L. viridis
Binomial name
Lobiger viridis
Pease, 1863
Synonyms

Lobiger nevilli Pilsbry, 1896[1] (nomen nudum)

Lobiger viridis is a

mollusk in the family Oxynoidae
.

This small sea snail has camouflage coloration, but when it is under attack it display bright colors to frightening off a predator.[2]

The type locality for this species is Huahine.[3]

References

  1. Manual of Conchology. Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglajidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae. (1)16
    (64) i-vii, 161-262, pls. 44-74.
  2. ^ Lobiger viridis Pease, 1863. Sea Slug Forum, accessed 14 February 2010.
  3. Bonner zoologische Beiträge
    55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.


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