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Blister Glassy-Bubble

haminoea vesicula

The Blister Glassy-Bubble is a small, colorful sea snail that glides gracefully over ocean floors. Its shiny, bubble-like shell can be spotted in various marine habitats, making it a fun find for young explorers!

Lebensraum: Shallow marine waters, often among seaweed and coral reefs.

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The Blister Glassy-Bubble is a small, soft-bodied sea slug with a very thin, translucent, internal shell. Its body is typically yellowish-brown to greenish-grey, often mottled, making it look like a smooth, inflated bubble.

ReichAnimaliaStammMolluscaKlasseGastropodaOrdnungCephalaspideaFamilieHaminoeidaeGattungHaminoea
Blister Glassy-Bubble
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Blister Glassy-Bubble

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

0/5 · Keine bekannte Gefahr

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Blister Glassy-Bubbles lay their eggs in long, messy, jelly-like strings.

Its 'shell' is so thin it's mostly hidden inside its squishy body!

They belong to a group of amazing snails called 'bubble snails' or 'sea slugs'.

They leave a slime trail like land snails, but theirs helps them move underwater!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Chemical Cloud Defender

Blister Glassy-Bubble can release a foul-tasting chemical cloud to deter predators because it stores defensive compounds from its diet.

Fähigkeit

Seabed Burrower

Blister Glassy-Bubble can quickly burrow into sandy or muddy seabeds, using its muscular foot to disappear from sight.

Fähigkeit

Slime Navigator

Blister Glassy-Bubble has specialized sensory organs on its head that help it find food and mates by detecting chemical trails.

Maße und Details

Länge
1-3 cm
Gewicht
less than 1g
Lebenserwartung
0.5-1 year

Ernährung und Fütterung

This snail grazes on tiny algae and detritus found on the seabed.

Hauptnahrung

  • Microalgae
  • Diatoms
  • Filamentous algae
  • Detritus

Nahrungssuche

  • Grazing

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Green sea lettuce

Ulva intestinalis

Main food source

eaten by

Red Rock Crab

Cancer productus

A common predator

eaten by

Frilled Dogwinkle

Nucella lamellosa

Predatory marine snail

eaten by

Lingcod

Ophiodon elongatus

Feeds on bottom dwellers

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Bubble SnailGlass SnailSea Bubble

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

0/5 · Keine bekannte Gefahr

Noch keine besonderen Sicherheitshinweise.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Blister Glassy-Bubble?

1-3 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Blister Glassy-Bubble?

less than 1g

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Blister Glassy-Bubble?

0.5-1 year

Was frisst Blister Glassy-Bubble?

This snail grazes on tiny algae and detritus found on the seabed.

Wo findet man Blister Glassy-Bubble normalerweise?

Shallow marine waters, often among seaweed and coral reefs.

Wie jagt Blister Glassy-Bubble?

Grazing

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