Anatomy & Physiology

The most morphological advantage of C. tramoserica is its disc shaped and muscular foot.  It provides ‘super suction’ mechanism to release and adhesion forces of up to 25N contained with its weight less than 25g (Bandyopadhyay et al, 2008).  In comparison to human body weight = 70kg only has 9.8N per 1000g. On the dry and hot substratum, it also secretes sticky mucus and seals the bubble water to prevent from drying out.