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Scientific Name: Onchidium typhae Buchanan, 1800
English Name: Mangrove slug
Local/Bangla Name: Chatt (চাট)
Photo: Ngo Xuan Quang
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Systellommatophora
Family: Onchidiidae
Description:
The body is sizeable, slim, and elongated, taking on an oval shape. The skin is resilient and leathery. There are numerous small and large bumps on the upper surface, and each of these bumps has between 2 to 4 jet-black dots at their tips. The front part of the foot is wide, while it tapers to a point at the rear. The mouth is located at the front end, ahead of the foot, and there are two oral jaw plates on each side of the mouth.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Saint martin’s island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
KABIR SMH, AHMED M, AHMED ATA, RAHMAN AKA, HAQUE EU, AHMED ZU, BEGUM ZNT, HASSAN MA, KHONDKER M (EDS.) 2008. Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh. Protozoa-Gastrotricha. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Vol.14, 335 pp.
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