#sacoglossa

[pillowspace]

[gastropodsyay]

Lettuce slug

Elysia crispata

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Off with your head? Not a problem for the sea slug Elysia marginata! Individuals have been known to completely detatch-- or automize-- their heads from their bodies, much like how lizards will occasionally drop their tails to avoid predators, although the process usually takes several hours. Once the head is separated, it is capable of surviving solely on photosynthesis while it regenerates a new body over the course of about 7-20 days. Due to the lengthy process, E. marginata is thought to decapitate itself to remove internal parasites.

(Image: An Elysia marginata sea slug by Rickard Zerpe)

[flabellinaaa]

tiny sacoglossan bivalved sea snails 😍

[taxonomytournament]

Taxonomy Tournament: Gastropod Finale!

Sacoglossa. This superorder is made up of solar-powered sea slugs, which ingest the insides of algae cells. This allows some of them to perform photosynthesis using stolen chloroplasts, the only animals to do so.

Nudipleura. This superorder is made up of sea slugs, which are typically colourful. Members include the sea bunny, variable neon slug, and blue dragon

Which clade of animals is better?

Sacoglossa

Nudipleura

Show results

Voting ended onMay 9, 2024

[gaystropod]

~•☆°~ Sculptin Slugs ~°☆•~

☆ Elysia chlorotica

☆ Glaucys marginatus

☆ Goniobranchus geminus

☆ Nembrotha kubaryana

[mandragoraeart]

Cyerce Nigricans

Free for personal use; repost with credits

Saw a video of one of these little creatures the other day and couldn’t resist attempting a little animation project.

It could be improved; I probably should have drawn more frames to make the motion smoother, but I think I’m satisfied for now.

And then I took creative liberties and did a blue version just because.

[colorsoutofearth]

Lettuce sea slug (Elysia crispata)

Photo by Mac Stone