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Scutus antipodes

Elephant Slug, Shield Slug, Ducksbill Limpet

Zachary O'Leary (2011) 


 

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Overview

Brief Summary


Physical Description

Size


Identification Resources


Ecology

Local Distribution and Habitats


Biogeographical Distribution


Micro-habitats and Associations


Crypsis


Life History & Behaviour

Behaviour


Cyclicity


Morphology and Physiology

External Morphology


Internal Anatomy


Conservation

Threats


References & More Information

Bibliographies


Names & Taxonomy

Common Names

Behaviour

Like many algal feeding gastropods, elephant slugs are slow moving cryptic animals. Hidden during the day, elephant slugs emerge to feed on drift algae at night on the low tide. They use a muscular foot and chemosensory tentacles to exploit algal growth on nearby rocks and corals.

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