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Clione elegantissima
Clione elegantissima is a species of sea angel (pelagic sea slug) in the family Clionidae.
From the article Clione elegantissima on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Clione elegantissima has small, pink pinnae with translucent edges, while a bright crimson ray can be found in the center of each one. They are sub-triangular in shape. The body is pyriform, with a slender caudal end that is typically curved to one side. On the back, ventral side, and tail, there is a patch of brownish crimson with well-defined edges, while the rest of the body is brownish pink. The head is well-differentiated and has longitudinal stripes of carmine on a lighter background. There are two short, cylindrical, brownish tentacles. The cephalic lobes are six in number and are thick, leaf-like, and short. They are covered with fine granulations or pores on their anterior sides, which are flattened and of the most brilliant carmine. The disk is cleft in the median line, and the mouth has two broad carmine labia.
What it does
The species displays search behavior, and it does not use its buccal cones for predation.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
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 1125581.