Monday, March 29, 2021

The Littlest Sea Slug - Limapontia capitata

While patiently waiting for some Flustrellidra hispida to open for a photo I noticed a small critter sliming its way across the surface, and idly thought, "hah - that looks like a tiny sea slug!"

Limapontia capitata

I didn't think anything more of it until I was trying to nail the ID of a sea lemon (as yet un-nailed). Suddenly I spotted a figure in the Marine Fauna that looked a lot like what I saw yesterday. Sure enough, about 4mm long this tiny slug isn't a baby of any sort - it's the whole thing! 

There's a video here

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