Photo
index of sea slugs on Singapore shores
slugs without
external gills
body in two flaps or 'wings' (called parapodia) |
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| 0.5-1.5cm.
Body oval, flat, featureless. On Halimeda
seaweed, usually the same colour as the seaweed. Sometimes seen
on some of our shores. |
1cm
or less. Long narrow, flat translucent body with fine white lines.
Two pairs of tentacles. On Tape seagrasses. Sometimes seen on some
of our shores. |
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| 4-6cm.
One pair of tentacles. Body long with large parapodia that have black
and orange margins and black spots. Colours vary, usually green. Among
green seaweeds. Commonly seen at some times of the year on many of
our shores. |
1.5-2cm.
One pair of tentacles. Body long with large parapodia and with tiny
bumps so it appears woolly. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
4-5cm.
One pair of tentacles. Body long with large parapodia. Green with
tiny white spots all over, yellow or orange spots along body edges.
Sometimes seen in our mangroves. |
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About
3cm long. It has a pair of 'flaps' (mantle lobes) in the middle of
the body. Rhinophores tiny, brush-like and at the tip of a huge rhinophore
stalk. Along the sides of the body it has a few bright blue spots
and white spikes. Seen among Sargassum seaweeds. |
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| 1-2cm.
One pair of tentacles. Body long with short parapodia. Dark with white
stripes and orange edges and tentacle tips. More often seen by divers,
sometimes on intertidal near reefs on our Southern shores. |
2-3cm.
Fine dark and light horizontal lines, blue margins on front and back edges of the body. Seagrasses. Sometimes seen at Cyrene Reef. |
2-3cm.
Batik pattern, no blue markings on front and back edges of 'wings'
folded over the body. Seagrasses, near living reefs. Sometimes seen
on some of our shores. |
2-3cm.
Dark with fine pale spots, black margins with white blobs on front and back edges of the body. Seagrasses. Sometimes seen at Cyrene Reef. |
1-2cm.
All black or black with other colours, one much longer tail. Seagrasses. Sometimes seen at Cyrene Reef. |
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| 5-6cm.
Two pairs of tentacles. Body thin and long with small parapodia with
black margins. Colours vary. Sometimes seen on our Southern shores. |
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5-8cm.
Two pairs of tentacles, oral tentacles and rhinophores about the same
size. Body long, 'hairy' with blue spots. Unlike B. leachii, also
have fine lines along the length of the body. Near reefs and rubble.
Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
6-12cm.
Two pairs of tentacles, oral tentacles and rhinophores about the same
size. Body long, 'hairy' with blue spots. Well camouflaged. Seagrass
areas. Commonly seen at some times of the year on some of our shores. |
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| 8-10cm.
Two pairs of tentacles, large flappy oral tentacles. Body oval, smooth,
brownish with small white spots. Inner surface of parapodia with white
bars. Among seagrasses near reefs. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
8-10cm.
Two pairs of tentacles, large flappy oral tentacles and smaller rhinophores.
Body long smooth with small white spots. Inner surface of parapodia
have fine white bars made up of dots. Seagrasses. Commonly seen on
our Northern shores. |
8-12cm.
Two pairs of tentacles: large flappy oral tentacles, rhinophores
tiny, near one another, in between the parapodia. Body smooth. Olive
green with fine spots in pattern of bars. Seagrasses, sometimes
half buried. Seasonally common on our Northern shores. |
10-15cm. Two pairs of large tentacles. Body long, smooth with pattern
of dark eye-like rings and fine black lines. A dark tail. Inner surface
of parapodia with large white spots.Near reefs. Somtimes seen on our Southern shores. |
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These
are NOT sea slugs
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Cowries
Phylum Mollusca
Family Cypraeidae |
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photo
index of
molluscs on this site
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