Photographer: Paul Osmond
(see this users gallery) The plakobranchidae sea slug Plakobranchus ocellatus moving across the ocean floor.
This sea slug is closely related to the Elysia species, and is one of the solar powered sea slug species. It does this by keeping whole single-celled plants (zooxanthellae) alive in their bodies which it farms throughout its life.
Image taken on the house reef off the Exotic Beach Resort on the island of Malapascua in The Philippines
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· Date: Tue December 28, 2004 · Reference ID: /222004_1203_143918AA_1 · Views: 8225 ·
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Keywords: sap sucking slug slugs elysia indo pacific tropical sacoglossa elysioidea sea floor herbivore
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Sipidan Island Ocean Shore Paul Osmond
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