Onchidium stuxbergi explained

Onchidium stuxbergi is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less brackish water pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidiidae.[1]

Distribution

From north-eastern India (West Bengal) to the Philippines, including Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, eastern Borneo, and China.

Description

Slug has long eye tentacles and fully retractable, central papilla with three dorsal eyes. The foot is bright orange.

Notes and References

  1. Dayrat. Benoît. Goulding. Tricia C.. Apte. Deepak. Bhave. Vishal. Comendador. Joseph. Quang. Ngô Xuân. Tan. Siong Kiat. Tan. Shau Hwai. 2016-11-24. Integrative taxonomy of the genus Onchidium Buchannan, 1800 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Onchidiidae). ZooKeys. en. 636. 1–40. 10.3897/zookeys.636.8879. 1313-2970. 5126514. 27917062. free.