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Nudibranch (Chromodoris magnifica) - Indonesia

Nudibranchs move with the aid of a flat flexible foot located beneath the body. This foot pulls the slug forward after muscular contractions occur along the body. Crawling is aided by a clear, sticky layer of mucus secreted by a specialised cell in the sole of the foot, Just beneath the skirt cab the seen the sexual organ

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Image Size: 1550x1033 / 150.3KB; www.AnaspidesPhotography.net; Indonesia Ambon Underwater Marine Life Invertebrates Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Nudibranchs Opisthobranchia Sea Slugs Chromodorididae Chromodoris Chromodoris magnifica Anaspides Photography Iain D. Williams
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Nudibranchs move with the aid of a flat flexible foot located beneath the body. This foot pulls the slug forward after muscular contractions occur along the body. Crawling is aided by a clear, sticky layer of mucus secreted by a specialised cell in the sole of the foot, Just beneath the skirt cab the seen the sexual organ