Orange-footed
mangrove onch slug
Onchidium
griseum
Family Onchidiidae
updated
Jun 2020
Where
seen? This slug is sometimes seen on mangrove trees trunks
and branches on some of our shores.
Features: 4-5cm. Body long, hard
with ridges along the centre and small bumps. Generally greyish or
brown. The underside is mottled with a yellow or orange margin. The
narrow foot is orange with horizontal ridges. Eyes on long thin stalks. |
Lim Chu Kang,
Aug 05
Underside |
Sungei Pandan,
Jan 11
Underside |
Kranji, Dec 10
Underside |
*Species are difficult to positively identify
without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of
display.
Orange-footed
mangrove onch slugs on Singapore shores |
Other sightings on Singapore shores |
Pulau Ubin, Jan 11
Photo shared by James Koh on flickr. |
Underside |
Links
References
- Tan Siong
Kiat and Henrietta P. M. Woo, 2010 Preliminary
Checklist of The Molluscs of Singapore (pdf), Raffles
Museum of Biodiversity Research, National University of Singapore.
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