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Oxynoe viridis (Pease, 1861)
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Identification:
This species has a thin, transparent shell. The body is papillate and
the foot extends well beyond the posterior margin of the shell. It's
yellow-green in color with white spots, brown to dark blue flecks and
blue ocelli.
Natural history:
We've never seen
this species. Presumably, it feeds on the green algae Caulerpa.
Distribution:
Oahu: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.
Taxonomic notes:
Lophocercus krohnii
A. Adams, 1855 (as mentioned in Kay, 1979) may refer to the same
species.
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