Burch, Jack

048.rjb1

Herviella claror

Herviella claror, South Pacific. The club-like structures extending from the dorsal surface of the slugs and are believed to be mainly for respiration, increasing the surface area of the slugs for direct diffusion of O2/CO2. The aeolids lack gills and pseudobranchs. The dorsal clubs also contain nematocysts taken from cnidarians.

About this image

Identification
Herviella claror
Contributors
John B. Burch, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
photographer copyright holder
Subjects
Subject Live Animal
Type Photo
Life Stages and Gender adult/sexually mature

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To cite this page: Burch, J. 2008. "048.rjb1.jpg" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed {%B %d, %Y} at https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/jack_burch/048.rjb1/

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