Pleurobranchus areolatus is a species of pleurobranchid sea slug, a type of marine gastropod mollusc, commonly found in the Caribbean Sea. It is up to 15 cm long and it feeds on ascidians.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Warty Sidegill Slug being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pleurobranchus albiguttatus
- Pleurobranchus digueti
- Carminodoris estrelyado
- Carminodoris nodulosa
- Platydoris scabra
- Pleurobranchus peronii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Pleurobranchida
- Family
- Pleurobranchidae
- Genus
- Pleurobranchus
- Species
- Pleurobranchus areolatus
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