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| Onchidina australis | 29 Nov 2022 | trevorpreston | ||
| Unidentified | 27 Nov 2022 | trevorpreston |
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Slugs about 15-20mm, under log on the edge of tidal creek.
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trevorpreston
wrote:
29 Nov 2022
From a suggestion from Snails of Australia facebook page, I think this is Onchidina australis, Air-breathing sea slug.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/15abc931-702a-4053-a607-b56175aa1ce0
Habitat seems to be muddy tidal areas such as Mangroves and salt marshes. These were in a muddy tidal creek.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/15abc931-702a-4053-a607-b56175aa1ce0
Habitat seems to be muddy tidal areas such as Mangroves and salt marshes. These were in a muddy tidal creek.
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- 14 Abundance
- 26 Nov 2022 08:43 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
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