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Bicolor nudibranch
Samla bicolor
Samla bicolor is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Samlidae.
From the article Samla bicolor on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Samla bicolor can grow to a maximum length of 20 mm and has a translucent body and white tips to the oral tentacles. There is an orange band near the tip of the rhinophores and on each of the cerata. Animals from different regions show subtle differences in coloration and in the shape of the oral tentacles and may be members of a species complex.
Range & habitat
This species was described from Ceylon. It is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region. In Hawaii it can be commonly found in Big Island, Maui, Oahu, Niihau, Laysan, Midway and Kure.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 696622.