Manado — 9 September 2026
- Location seen
- Manado, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2026-09-09
Thuridilla lineolata
Orange-edged Sapsucking Slug
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Thuridilla lineolata
- Common name
- Orange-edged Sapsucking Slug
- Previous genera
- Elysia
- Order
- Sapsucking slugs (Sacoglossa)
- Type
- N/A
- ID confidence
- Confirmed
- Genus
- Thuridilla
- Species
- lineolata
- Average size
- 30 mm
- Colours
- black, blue, orange
- Pattern
- Band, Edged mantle
- Body shape
- Elongate
- Rhinophores
- Rolled
- Gills
- Hidden
- Similar species
- Thurodilla hoffae
Geographic Distribution
Central and West Pacific - but mostly in Indonesia and Philippines.
Identification
Very distinctive. Bright blue parapodia surrounded by a thin black and a wide orange band. The rhinophores are also orange.
Our Sighting
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