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Blue dragon glaucus atlanticus (8599051974)🐚

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SpeciesNudibranchiaGlaucidae
Molluscs

🐚Blue glaucus

Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777

파란갯민숭달팽이(학명: Glaucus atlanticus, 영어: blue ocean slug)는 소형 갯민숭이로, 등은 은색, 배는 푸른색을 띠는 것이 특징이다. 작은부레관해파리 등을 포식하며, 먹이의 독성 자포를 섭취한 뒤 이를 특수한 자포낭에 저장·농축한다.

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Also called
Glaucus atlanticus, Blue dragon, Blue ocean slug, Blue sea slug, Sea swallow
Conservation status
Not evaluated

The IUCN Red List has not assessed Glaucus atlanticus yet.

Key measurements
Body mass
not recorded
Body length
0.04 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
not recorded
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Body length
0.04 mmaximum recorded, total length
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Source: SeaLifeBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

Danger to humans
venomous
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Source: SeaLifeBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumMollusca
  3. ›classGastropoda
  4. ›orderNudibranchia
  5. ›familyGlaucidae
  6. ›genusGlaucus
  7. ›speciesGlaucus atlanticus
Full lineage
  1. phylumMolluscs · Mollusca
  2. classSnails & slugs · Gastropoda
  3. familyGlaucidae
  4. genusGlaucus
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumMolluscs · Mollusca
  3. classSnails & slugs · Gastropoda
  4. orderNudibranchia
  5. suborderDexiarchia
  6. infraorderCladobranchia
  7. superfamilyAeolidioidea
  8. familyGlaucidae
  9. genusGlaucus
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Glaucus atlanticus (fr), 大西洋海神海蛞蝓 (zh), Glaucus atlanticus (pt), Glaucus atlanticus (sk), Glaucus atlanticus (ru), Glaucus atlanticus (es) … and 24 more languages
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Blue dragon glaucus atlanticus (8599051974)Blue dragon glaucus atlanticus (15933467033)Blue Sea Slug (Glaucus atlanticus) washed up onto MacMasters Beach, New South Wales Australia
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