Chelidonura electra

Chelidonura electra is a species of sea slug, a "headshield slug", a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae. The species name comes from the daughter of Agamemnon, Electra, and the Greek goddess of the same name, meaning "shining", with reference to the brilliance of this slug.

Chelidonura electra
A live individual of Chelidonura electra, in situ off Madagascar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Euopisthobranchia
clade Cephalaspidea
Superfamily:
Philinoidea
Family:
Aglajidae
Genus:
Chelidonura
Species:
C. electra
Binomial name
Chelidonura electra
Rudman, 1970

Description

Chelidonura electra can reach a length of about 6–11 cm. The body is white with bright yellow margins and a large fleshy tail.

Distribution

This headshield slug lives in the tropical Indo-West Pacific, from Madagascar to Indonesia and East Australia.

Habitat

This species can be found on shallow sand flats, associated with Porites species of coral.

References
  • Chelidonura electra. Sea Slug Forum
  • WoRMS
  • EoL
  • "Chelidonura electra". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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