Orange Side-gilled Slug (species: Berthellina citrina) in Australian Seaslugs (Gaia Guide)
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Berthellina citrina
Orange Side-gilled Slug


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©John Turnbull: Orange Side-gilled Slug (Berthellina citrina)

©Ingo Burghardt: Berthellina citrina at Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Pleurobranchomorpha
Family Pleurobranchidae
Genus Berthellina
Species Berthellina citrina

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Interesting facts

  • There are small white glands in its back that secrete a milky white defensive substance.

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is found in the tropical and sub-tropical Indo-West Pacific and in northern New Zealand.

Diet

It eats sponges and some corals.

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References

  • Waegele, H., I. Burghardt, N. Anthes, J. Evertsen, A. Klussman-Kolb and G. Brodie (2006). Species diversity of opisthobranch molluscs on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, In: Contemporary studies into the systematics and evolution of opisthobranch molluscs, (Eds. G. Brodie, S. Fahey and F.E. Wells), Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 69: 33-59. LIRS catalog number 1036.