Seaweed Sea Slug
Corambe lucea
- Group: Nudibranch
- Typical depth: 1–15 m
- For divers: safe
A small slug that rides the floating fronds of giant kelp, it lives where colonies of the bryozoan Membranipora coat the blades, between about one and fifteen metres. Camouflaged against that lacy growth, it grazes the very colonies it shelters on.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Doridida › Corambidae › Corambe
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 535658.
FAQ
- How deep does the Seaweed Sea Slug live?
- The Seaweed Sea Slug (Corambe lucea) is typically found at 1–15 m.
- Is the Seaweed Sea Slug dangerous to divers?
- The Seaweed Sea Slug is harmless to divers.