Grey-footed
mangrove onch slug
Platyvindex sp.
Family Onchidiidae
updated
Jun 2020
Where
seen? This slug is sometimes seen on mangrove trees trunks
and branches on some of our shores.
Features: 2-3cm. Body hard, long
or circular, slightly rounded with small bumps arranged in concentric
circles. Generally greyish or brown. The underside of the body is
grey, it has a narrow foot that has horizontal ridges. Eyes on long
thin stalks. |
Kranji, Jun
06 |
Underside |
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Sungei Pandan, Jun 09 |
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*Species
are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of
display.
Grey-footed
mangrove onch slugs on Singapore shores |
Other sightings on Singapore shores |
Pulau Semakau,
Dec 08 |
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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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