Sea slug - Oxynoe sp.

Tiny and rather impressive is this little Oxynoe species. Less than 5 mm long, it belongs to a group called Sacoglossans, sometimes called "sap sucking sea slugs." It feeds on algae cells, possibly the leaf of Halimeda it is shown on.

9 March 2014

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