Scientific Name: Onchidium typhae Buchannan, 1800
English Name: sea slug
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:
Sundarbans coast, Chittagong, St. Martin’s island and other estauries of the coastal area
Environment:
brackish
References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman MM (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 17. Molluscs. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 415 pp.
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