HELP!! What the Heck is this?! ID pleaseee!!!!

[Casy]

i found this in my caulerpa algae but i dont have an idea of what it is!!!?! is a slug??

 

[kaimarkhirst]

looks to me like a bivalved slug. Usually found in macro algae, usually caulerpa taxifolia. Benificial aquarium animal but is unlikely to live in your tank due to predators, captive water conditions and food.

Kai

 

[Casy]

i took some caulerpa from a shore yesterday and when i got back home i inspected everything and i found that little thing... i hope it survives... thanks kaimarkhirst

 

[VacavilleFC3S]

it's a sea hare of some sort, you can tell it from nudis from the ears

 

[Casy]

its soo tinyyy

 

[pagojoe]

It might be a Julia species as Kai suggests, hard to tell from the pic. The outline looks more like an Oxynoe species though, which is another sacoglossan that should be an algae eater. They are related to sea hares.

Cheers,



Don

 

[Elysia]

Is your slug still with you? Have you found any additional animals? I'm fond of sea slugs, and so am always interested to see them here on the forum.