G. maginatus

I don't know the name or specie of this. Found this on the beach shore.

comments (13)

Annette Flottwell

Lion

looks fascinating! no idea what it is though! Posted 10 years ago
1. Sivarathan Sivarajah
  
  Bullet Ant
  
  Me too
  Posted 10 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

This is a sea slug from the genus Glaucus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucus_%28gastropod%29 Posted 10 years ago
1. Sivarathan Sivarajah
  
  Bullet Ant
  
  Thanks Wildflower to identify the genus :) Posted 10 years ago
2. Claire Hamilton
  
  Lion
  
  G. maginatus as found in the Indian Ocean??? Posted 10 years ago
3. 1. Sivarathan Sivarajah
    
    Bullet Ant
    
    yes i found it on the shore of Indian ocean Posted 10 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Amazing find, I believe I have seen it before on some kind of "weird animals" list. Please take wildflower's clue and try to match it with an exact species, would be very valuable if you do so. Posted 10 years ago
1. Sivarathan Sivarajah
  
  Bullet Ant
  
  Hi may i know how to take Wildflower Clue ?? because i am new to here and i don't know how to try that Posted 10 years ago
2. 1. Claire Hamilton
    
    Lion
    
    I think Ferdy means take a look at the link that Wildflower posted. There are five species of Glaucus but as yours was found in the Indian Ocean then that narrows it down to just one Glaucus marginatus. Lets see if Wildflower agrees :) Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
  2. 1. Sivarathan Sivarajah
      
      Bullet Ant
      
      Yes, I found it on the bank of indian ocean. Let see :) Posted 10 years ago
    2. WildFlower
      
      Lion
      
      If you read more of the description you will see that Glaucus atlanticus also occurs throughout the Indo-Pacific as well as in the Atlantic Ocean. Maybe this is Glaucus atlanticus because it has a longer tail, but I am not sure. Do you know how long it is?
      http://www.theskepticsguide.org/weird-wildlife-wednesday-glaucus-atlanticus
      http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/709626004 Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
    3. 1. Sivarathan Sivarajah
        
        Bullet Ant
        
        It is nearly one inch in size .. Posted 10 years ago
      2. WildFlower
        
        Lion
        
        That corresponds to the size of Glaucus atlanticus. Glaucus marginatus is about half that size. Posted 10 years ago

The Blue Glaucus

Glaucus atlanticus (commonly known as the sea swallow, blue angel, blue glaucus, blue dragon, blue sea slug and blue ocean slug) is a species of small-sized blue sea slug, a pelagic aeolid nudibranch, gastropod mollusk in the family Glaucidae. It is closely related to Glaucus marginatus, which is sometimes included in Glaucus.

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Similar species: Sea Slugs

Species identified by WildFlower