Chelidonura livida

Chelidonura livida is a species of sea slug, or "headshield slug", a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae.

Chelidonura livida
A live individual of Chelidonura livida, in situ off Sharm el Sheik, Egypt
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. livida
Binomial name
Chelidonura livida
Yonow, 1994

Description

Chelidonura livida can reach a length of about 10–50 mm. The body is black or dark brown, with bright blue spots or rings.

Distribution

This headshield slug lives in the Red Sea, Madagascar and in the tropical western Indian Ocean up to northern Australia and Philippines.

Habitat

It is a sand dwelling species that can be found on intertidal shallow sand flats.

References
  • Chelidonura livida. SeaSlug Forum
  • WoRMS
  • Nudipixel
  • "Chelidonura livida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.



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