Robin Gwen Agarwal, USA
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Tenellia adspersa (Nordmann, 1845)
It was first described from Odessa, Ukraine and is native to the Eastern Atlantic and Western Mediterranean. It has been introduced to the West coast of North America, Japan, Brazil, and the Caspian Sea.
This small sea slug can be found on hydroids, sometimes crawling along the substrate in coastal intertidal and shallow sublittoral zones. The Lagoon sea slug prefers small rocks to sea grass bottoms, occurs on man-made substrates as well. It prefers sheltered, low wave action waters.
Adults produce up to 100 eggs. Larvae are pelagic and sexually mature at 20 days old. Life span is less than one year usually.
Feeding primarily on hydroids, including Garveia franciscana, Cordylophora caspia, Gonothyraea loveni and Ectopleura crocea.
Synonymised names:
Embletonia grayi Kent, 1869 (synonym)
Embletonia pallida Alder & Hancock, 1854
Eolis armoricana Hesse, 1872 (synonym)
Eolis ventilabrum Dalyell, 1853 (synonym)
Tenellia mediterranea Costa A., 1866 (synonym)
Tenellia pallida (Alder & Hancock, 1845) (synonym)
Tergipes adspersus Nordmann, 1845
It was first described from Odessa, Ukraine and is native to the Eastern Atlantic and Western Mediterranean. It has been introduced to the West coast of North America, Japan, Brazil, and the Caspian Sea.
This small sea slug can be found on hydroids, sometimes crawling along the substrate in coastal intertidal and shallow sublittoral zones. The Lagoon sea slug prefers small rocks to sea grass bottoms, occurs on man-made substrates as well. It prefers sheltered, low wave action waters.
Adults produce up to 100 eggs. Larvae are pelagic and sexually mature at 20 days old. Life span is less than one year usually.
Feeding primarily on hydroids, including Garveia franciscana, Cordylophora caspia, Gonothyraea loveni and Ectopleura crocea.
Synonymised names:
Embletonia grayi Kent, 1869 (synonym)
Embletonia pallida Alder & Hancock, 1854
Eolis armoricana Hesse, 1872 (synonym)
Eolis ventilabrum Dalyell, 1853 (synonym)
Tenellia mediterranea Costa A., 1866 (synonym)
Tenellia pallida (Alder & Hancock, 1845) (synonym)
Tergipes adspersus Nordmann, 1845
