Sidegill Sea Slug (species: Berthella martensi) in Ku-ring-gai native flora and fauna (Gaia Guide)
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Berthella martensi
Sidegill Sea Slug


©Steve Childs: Berthella martensi

©David: Sidegill Sea Slug (Berthelia martensi), Ocean Freedom, Upolu Reef

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Pleurobranchomorpha
Family Pleurobranchidae
Genus Berthella
Species Berthella martensi

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Interesting facts

  • How many times have you seen a film where one of the characters say something like; “go, I’ll slow them down so you can escape”. If the side appendages of this Slug could talk that is what they would say if it was attacked by a large predatory snail (or the Balrog in Lord of the Rings or zombies or Daleks). The side Appendages are self-sacrificing heroes that will disconnect themselves & die in order to save the Slug.

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