Eyespot Costasiella
Costasiella ocellifera
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 2–10 m
- Max size: 1 cm
This tiny sea slug spends its whole life on a single kind of green alga, Avrainvillea, grazing nowhere else. Like its sapsucking kin it pulls chloroplasts from the algae it eats and keeps them working inside its own body to harvest sunlight.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Costasiellidae › Costasiella
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 420581.
FAQ
- How deep does the Eyespot Costasiella live?
- The Eyespot Costasiella (Costasiella ocellifera) is typically found at 2–10 m.
- How big does the Eyespot Costasiella get?
- The Eyespot Costasiella grows to about 1 cm.