Tylodina perversa
Tylodina perversa, common names the "yellow tylodina" or "yellow umbrella slug", is a species of sea snail or false limpet, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Tylodinidae.
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| A live individual of Tylodina perversa, head end towards the top | |
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| Species: | T. perversa |
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| Tylodina perversa (Gmelin, 1791) | |
This opisthobranch has a limpet-like shell which is composed primarily of protein, not calcium carbonate.
Distribution
This species of false limpet occurs in the northeastern Atlantic including the British Isles and the Mediterranean Sea.
Ecology
T. perversa feeds on the sponge species Aplysina aerophoba.
Tylodina perversa on the Aplysina aerophoba, in Ližnjan, Croatia
Spiral egg ribbon of the Tylodina perversa, in Ližnjan, Croatia
Close-up of the Tylodina perversa, in Ližnjan, Croatia
External links
- Photos of Tylodina perversa on Sealife Collection
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