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Description
Cyerce is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs in the family Caliphyllidae, shell-less slugs known from the Indo-West Pacific. They live on shallow reefs and coral rubble from the intertidal to about 2 m, and feed on green algae, for example Chlorodesmis fastigiata in Pacific populations.
Identification
The body is covered with flattened leaf-like cerata bearing small raised bumps in rows, which are shed easily when the slug is disturbed (autotomy) and regenerate quickly. Most species are cryptically coloured, but some have orange-yellow bands with white or black margins. The egg masses are flattened spirals, and the slugs produce secretions that make them distasteful to fish.
Species in this genus (4)
Sources (2)
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