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Onchidiids
Onchidiids are slug-like
mollusks that live in the high intertidal. They lack a shell and have
tuberculate mantles. Unlike Opisthobranchs, they are relatives of the
land slugs, belonging to the class Pulmonata. They may be distinguished
from dorid nudibranchs by their eyes which are on the tips of their
cephalic tentacles. They feed on micro-algae.
The only Hawaiian species: |
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Peronia
platei
CP: Hekili Point, Maui;
Nov. 19, 2007
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