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2026 · Photo: Boaz Liebes
Lovely headshield slug
Philippines · Indo Pacific - South China Sea
A head-shield slug (family Aglajidae) described from Selayar Island, Indonesia, and common on reef sand in the western Pacific. Colour ranges from dark to quite pale forms.
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Grey-black reticulate pattern on a white to grey body; in pale forms the network is restricted to the back. Head shield with a yellow front edge and white sides; bright yellow posterior flaps. The posterior shield overhangs the tail, and the left tail lobe is about twice as long as the right.
Chelidonura electra has been confused with pale forms; its relationship to C. amoena has been debated.
Sand bottoms on and near coral reefs; recorded around 5 m.
Like other Chelidonura, a predator of flatworms.
