Spanish Dancer (species: Hexabranchus sanguineus) in Australian Seaslugs (Gaia Guide)
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Hexabranchus sanguineus
Spanish Dancer


©John Turnbull: Spanish Dancer Nudibranch (Hexabranchus sanguineus) 45+ cm in length

©crawl_ray on Flickr: Hexabranchus sanguineus

©David Witherall and Grace Taylor: Spanish Dancer eggs, Hexabranchus sanguineus, Upolu Reef

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Nudibranchia
Family Hexabranchidae
Genus Hexabranchus
Species Hexabranchus sanguineus

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©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Behaviour

This nudibranch has two very different modes of locomotion: crawling and swimming. When it crawls, the wide edges of the mantle (the parapodia) are rolled up close to the body. When the animal swims however, the red parapodia unfurl, and are whirled through the water in a spectacular undulating motion, propelling the animal forwards. (Wikipedia)

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