Odontoglaja guamensis
Philippines · Indo Pacific - South China Sea
- Size
- 8–11 mm
- Depth
- 1–7 m
- Native range
- Indo-West Pacific, from the Red Sea and South Africa to Guam and New Caledonia.
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Description
A tiny aglajid headshield slug that combines ancestral and modern features, including philinid-like radular teeth and a rudimentary gizzard. Like other aglajids it is an active predator.
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Identification
Narrow, elongate body with a triangular headshield and a long tapering tail process on the left side of the posterior shield. Cream to pale green, covered with low pustules each bearing a pink spot ringed by a clear halo, with dark brown patches on both shields. Two colour forms are known.
Habitat & diet
Habitat
Shallow sandy bays and channels, about 1–7 m.
Food
Mobile prey such as polychaete worms and other sea slugs.