Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Splendid Sapsucking Slug
Splendid Sapsucking Slug
Scientific Name: Thuridilla splendens
Order: Sacoglossa
Family: Plakobranchidae
Category: Sap-Sucking Slugs
Size: Up to 2 in. (to 5 cm)  
Distribution: West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef

Sea Slugs
Sap-Sucking Slugs

Splendid Sapsucking Slug

Leaf Sheep

Purple-Tipped Costasiella

Deceptive Costasiella

Elegant Sapsucking Slug

Dark-Dotted Mourgona

Lettuce Sea Slug

Orangemargin Elysia

Ornate Elysia

Ringed Sap-Sucking Slug

White-Bump Thuridilla

Slender Sapsucking Slug

Yellow-Spotted Thuridilla

Orange-Edged Sapsucking Slug

Painted Elysia



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