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Chelidonura livida

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Chelidonura livida
A live individual of Chelidonura livida, in situ off Sharm el Sheik, Egypt
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
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

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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

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

Habitat

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

References

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  • Chelidonura livida. SeaSlug Forum
  • WoRMS
  • Nudipixel
  • "Chelidonura livida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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