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Spongiobranchaea australis
Spongiobranchaea australis is a species of sea angel, a form of sea-slug plankton. It has a partially transparent body with small "wings" that it uses to swim in its habitat. It is classified as a pteropod.
From the article Spongiobranchaea australis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The average size was recorded to be 22 mm. Regular sexually active males and females vary around 3–5 mm. The largest ever individual was found to be 2.2 cm.
== References ==
Range & habitat
Spongiobranchaea australis is found in austral waters near the Antarctic region, in the southern hemisphere. The species is primarily concentrated in areas near Australia and New Zealand. The areas they live in is pelagic and temperate; 2 °C - 13 °C.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 690854.