Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand
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Onchidella nigricans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Onchidella nigricans is a leathery air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidiidae. Feeds on detritus and is a algae grazer.
The colouration of this shell-less, slug-like animal is variable, usually black or grey but can be red, orange or dirty yellow in colour. The dorsal surface can be smooth or granulated. Have a pair of tentacles with eyes at their tips.
Known to secrete a substance that other animals dislike reducing the number of potential predators.
Synonymised names:
Onchidella irrorata (Gould, 1852)
Onchidella obscura (Plate, 1893)
Onchidella patelloida (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Onchidium nigricans Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Onchidium patelloide Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Oncidiella obscura Plate, 1893
Peronia irrorata Gould, 1852
Onchidella nigricans is a leathery air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidiidae. Feeds on detritus and is a algae grazer.
The colouration of this shell-less, slug-like animal is variable, usually black or grey but can be red, orange or dirty yellow in colour. The dorsal surface can be smooth or granulated. Have a pair of tentacles with eyes at their tips.
Known to secrete a substance that other animals dislike reducing the number of potential predators.
Synonymised names:
Onchidella irrorata (Gould, 1852)
Onchidella obscura (Plate, 1893)
Onchidella patelloida (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Onchidium nigricans Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Onchidium patelloide Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Oncidiella obscura Plate, 1893
Peronia irrorata Gould, 1852
