Scientific Name: Peronina tenera (Stoliczka, 1869)
Synonym: Onchidium tenerum (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Mangrove slug
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Systellommatophora
Family: Onchidiidae
Description:
The upper surface displays a greenish-grey hue and is adorned with uneven small granules and dark spots, while the eyes are black. The creature is of moderate size, and when in motion, it elongates its body. It typically has an oval-elongated shape, with a soft and somewhat flabby mantle. The tentacles that bear the eyes are robust at their base and have noticeably swollen, grainy tips, positioned centrally within the transverse fold.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
River banks and in estuary of the Sundarbans and other mangrove estuaries of the Bay of Bengal
Environment:
Marine
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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