Oxynoe antillarum
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| authority = Mörch, 1863Mörch O. A. L. (1863). "Revision des especes du genre Oxynoe Rafinesque, et Lobiger Krohn". Journal de Conchyliologie 11: [https://archive.org/stream/journaldeconchyl111863pari#page/42/mode/2up 43]-48. Oxynoe antillarum is on the [https://archive.org/stream/journaldeconchyl111863pari#page/46/mode/1up page 46].
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Oxynoe antillarum is a species of small sea snail or sea slug, a bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae.
Distribution
The type locality for this species is Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.Jensen K. R. (November 2007). [http://www.zfmk.de/BZB/BzB_55_3_05_Jensen.pdf "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002824/http://www.zfmk.de/BZB/BzB_55_3_05_Jensen.pdf |date=2013-10-05 }}. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.
Description
This species has a characteristic mottled white pattern and is covered with translucent white spots. There is a mottled white band that extends along the sides of the head, around the edge of the parapodia, and also along the edge of the foot.{{Cite web|url=http://slugsite.us/bow/nudwk338.htm|title = Opisthobranch of the Week is Oxynoe antillarum}}
The body is green and oval. The tail is very long, narrow, with a wide longitudinal white dorsal band. The body is closely dotted with green. Tentacles and sides of the head are white, with rather remote green dots arranged in series. Epipodial lobes are with acute, conic, close warts, its edge white with irregular green dots. Sole of the foot yellowish, narrow, the margin with a row of regular close green dots.
The shell is involute, ovate, hyaline-white, swollen above, very slightly contracted immediately below the vertex, shining, with some irregular wrinkles of growth. The spire is concealed. The suture a deep lunate incision. The aperture is very large, broadly ovate below, narrow above. The outer lip is sinuous, produced forward above.
The height of the shell is 6-6.25 mm. The width of the shell is 4.5 mm.
Feeding Habits
O. antillarum feeds on algae, and incorporates the algae's photosynthetic pigments into its mantle. These pigments continue to carry out photosynthesis in the presence of sunlight, allowing O. antillarum to obtain additional nutrition.{{Cite web|url = http://slugsite.us/bow/nudwk338.htm|title = Opisthobranch of the Week is Oxynoe antillarum|website = slugsite.us|access-date = 2016-05-24}}
Defense
References
This article incorporates public domain text from the reference.Pilsbry H. A. (1895-1896). Manual of Conchology. Volume 16. Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglajidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae. [https://archive.org/stream/manualconch16tryorich#page/164/mode/2up page 164], [https://archive.org/stream/manualconch16tryorich#page/n384/mode/1up plate 53], figure 90.
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External links
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cephalopodcast/1369486856/ Photo of Caulerpa slug (Oxynoe antillarum)]
- [https://www.seaslugforum.net/oxynanti.htm Oxynoe Antillarum Morch]
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