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Stiliger sp. #6

Stiliger sp. #6: side, cerata, unbranched digestive gland
 
cerata, unbranched digestive gland
shows white spots and part of dark markings on central notum; also shows narrow, opaque line on foot margin (glandular?)

Photo:  Jenna Szerlag: about 2 mm: Ulua Beach, Maui; Oct. 22, 2022.

Stiliger sp. #6: side, cerata detail, branched digestive gland

Stiliger sp. #6: apical gland ducts
 
cerata detail, branched digestive gland

shows digestive gland branches found in older animals; pockets of dense green pigment in the smaller, lateral cerata are suggestive of chloroplast retention; 2nd photo provides a closer look at probable ducts leading from cream apical spots to surface

Photo:  Jenna Szerlag: about 10 mm: Ulua Beach, Maui; Oct. 26, 2022.

Stiliger sp. #6: central cerata autotomized
 
central cerata autotomized

shows animal that has autotomized it's central cerata; note branches of digestive gland extending into base of "tail"

Photo:  Katherine Shepherd: Ulua Beach, Maui; Oct. 29, 2022.
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