General Description
Body shape slug-like with gill structures internal. Pattern includes shades or colours of red, brown and/or white. Animal up to 3 cm long.
Biology
This species is thought to be associated with the clumping green alga Cladophora.
Distribution
Western and central Victoria.
Habitat
On green seaweeds in shallow waters, to depth of 3 m.
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Brief Id
Usually reddish-brown, speckled pattern of cream yellow orange and blue, cream line along each margin at opening of exhalent holes.
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Maximum Size
3 cm
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Diet
Herbivore
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
DSE Advisory List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shore (0-1 m), Shallow (1-30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
Burn, 1958
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Common Name
Sap-sucking Sea Slug
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Species Name
furvacauda
