Pneumoderma violaceum
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| authority = Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1834-1847)
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Pneumoderma violaceum is a species of sea angel, a type of pteropod or sea slug.{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pneumoderma violaceum violaceum d'Orbigny, 1835 |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719602 |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=www.marinespecies.org}} It has small wings and tentacles to catch its prey, being the sea butterfly. {{Citation |title=Pteropods: Swimming snails of the sea |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-40RU3iSkA |access-date=2023-11-16 |language=en}}
Distribution
The species is found in deep waters near Patagonia, Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. {{Cite web |title=COPEPEDIA summary for Pneumoderma violaceum : T4014285 : Species |url=https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/nauplius/media/copepedia/taxa/T4014285/index.html |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov}}{{Cite web |title=COPEPEDIA molecular info for Pneumoderma violaceum : T4014285 : Species |url=https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/nauplius/media/copepedia/taxa/T4014285/html/primerframe.html |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov}}
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