Glaucus is a genus of small blue pelagic sea slugs. They are aeolid nudibranchs, [1] ranging in size from 20 to 40 mm (0.79 to 1.57 in). [2] . They feed on colonial cnidarians such as …

Glaucus atlanticus (common names include the blue sea dragon, sea swallow, blue angel, blue glaucus, dragon slug, blue dragon, blue sea slug, and blue ocean slug) is a species of sea …

Glaucus marginatus is a species of small, floating, blue sea slug; a pelagic (open-ocean) aeolid nudibranch; a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Glaucidae.

Glaucus is a genus of small blue pelagic sea slugs. They are aeolid nudibranchs, ranging in size from 20 to 40 mm (0.79 to 1.57 in). They feed on colonial cnidarians such as Portuguese man …

Die Glaucidae sind eine Familie der Fadenschnecken in der Unterordnung der Nacktkiemer. Sie besteht aus den beiden pelagischen, weltweit in warmen und gemäßigten Meeren …

Family Glaucidae. To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at …

Mar 19, 2024 · But in reality, the blue dragon sea slug – also called the blue glaucus – is an ocean drifter, spending its life carried by ocean currents and the wind, buoyed on the water’s …

May 30, 2014 · A recent molecular phylogenetic study on Glaucus, a genus of neustonic aeolid nudibranchs, revealed undescribed cryptic diversity. Glaucus atlanticus is sister to the …

In the present study, we propose a new taxonomy for Glaucus based on published molecular data and newly conducted analyses, as well as an examination of the glaucinin reproductive system …

Jun 28, 2008 · The blue sea slug Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777 (Gastropoda, Glaucidae) is a nudibranch that occurs in temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world.