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Lovely headshield slug (Chelidonura_amoena) Cabilao, Oct 7, 2012<br /> Is a whitish headshield slug, with varying amounts of stippled gray to brown patches, and commonly yellow margins in the head, tail and foot.<br /> Habitat: West Pacific to Papua New Guinea, Palau and Japan. Chelidonura amoena,Geotagged,Philippines Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Lovely headshield slug (Chelidonura_amoena)

Cabilao, Oct 7, 2012
Is a whitish headshield slug, with varying amounts of stippled gray to brown patches, and commonly yellow margins in the head, tail and foot.
Habitat: West Pacific to Papua New Guinea, Palau and Japan.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Can you explain this scene a bit more? It has an alien-like beauty but I have no idea what I am seeing :) Posted 9 years ago
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    Patomarazul
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    The little slug is in the center of a soft coral and it has a similar color as the coral.
    Here I give you some links where you can better see the slug:
    http://endlessblue.jp/blog/2010/09/-chelidonura-amoena.html
    http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17211     Posted 9 years ago

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The Pleasant Chelidonura

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

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Uploaded Dec 30, 2015. Captured in Cabilao Island Rd, Loon, Bohol, Philippines.
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