Fuzzy Onchidoris
Onchidoris muricata
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–64 m
- Max size: 1.4 cm
This small, warty sea slug grows to about a centimetre and lives on and under rocks and kelp where bryozoans encrust the surface. Those encrusting bryozoans are its only food, scraped up colony by colony.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Doridida › Onchidorididae › Onchidoris
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 140640.
FAQ
- How deep does the Fuzzy Onchidoris live?
- The Fuzzy Onchidoris (Onchidoris muricata) is typically found at 0–64 m.
- How big does the Fuzzy Onchidoris get?
- The Fuzzy Onchidoris grows to about 1.4 cm.