




Aeolidia
Aeolidia is a colorful sea slug that glides gracefully through the ocean. Its bright colors and unique shapes make it a fascinating creature to discover underwater!
生息地: Aeolidia lives in the ocean, often found among coral reefs and rocky areas.
The Aeolidia has a soft, oval body covered in numerous finger-like projections called cerata, which often match its diet in color. It typically ranges from translucent white to mottled browns or greens, blending into rocky shores and seaweed.





カテゴリ
Invertebrateレア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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Aeolidia lay their eggs in beautiful spiral or ribbon-like patterns on rocks and algae.
Each Aeolidia is a hermaphrodite, meaning it has both male and female reproductive organs!
Some Aeolidia can eat toxic sea anemones without getting hurt themselves!
They have a specialized mouthpart called a radula, like a tiny ribbon of teeth, to scrape food.
Aeolidia can store stinging cells from anemones it eats, using them for its own defense because of specialized digestive cells.
Aeolidia has two feathery tentacles, called rhinophores, that help them "taste" the water and find their favorite food.
Aeolidia's body and cerata can take on colors similar to its prey, which helps them hide from predators.
Aeolidia sea slugs are hunters that mostly eat stinging anemones and hydroids.
Anthopleura elegantissima
Aeolidia preys on these common anemones.
Cancer productus
Large crabs can sometimes prey on sea slugs.
Gobiusculus flavescens
Small fish may eat juvenile Aeolidia.
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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12 cm
5 g
2 年
Aeolidia sea slugs are hunters that mostly eat stinging anemones and hydroids.
Aeolidia lives in the ocean, often found among coral reefs and rocky areas.
Foraging
2+
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