manado — 9 September 2026
- Location seen
- manado, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2026-09-09
Cyerce nigra
Tiger Sea Slug, Black Cyerce
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Cyerce nigra
- Common name
- Tiger Sea Slug, Black Cyerce
- Order
- Sapsucking slugs (Sacoglossa)
- Type
- N/A
- Genus
- Cyerce
- Species
- nigra
- Average size
- 15 mm
- Colours
- white, black, orange, green
- Pattern
- spots, stripes
- Body shape
- Oval
- Rhinophores
- Ornate/Complex
- Gills
- Cerata
Geographic Distribution
Indo-west Pacific.
Identification
Small butterfly slug. Leaf or wing like cerata. Rhinophores are also flattened and divided. The cerata have stripes on the front face and spots on the reverse.
Behaviour / Habitat
Feeds on green algae (Udotea geppii). Normally found on sandy slopes.