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Dark
blue on top and light underneath. Most nudibranchs are bottom dwellers
and live foot down. Glaucilla live on the surface with their foot
upwards. If turned over they will quick revert to their original
position. |
| Distribution |
worldwide,
temperate and tropical waters |
| Depth |
surface
dwellers |
| Max size |
to
at least 3.5cms long. This one 2cms long 3cms across |
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They
feed on bluebottles
and can extract the poisonous nematocysts and store them for their
own protection |
 
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