Sea lemon
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Sea lemon ( Doris pseudoargus ) |
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The sea lemon ( Doris pseudoargus ) is a snail from the suborder of the nudibranch , which is found in the Mediterranean , the Atlantic , the English Channel and the North Sea .
features
The sea lemon has an oval body with two antennae and a retractable gill ring. The color is variable, but mostly yellow, interrupted by irregular brown and red markings, while the gill rim is monochrome, yellow, red, blue or gray. The sea lemon is up to 12 centimeters long. It feeds on sponges , and has a particular preference for the breadcrumb sponge ( Halichondria panicea ). The sea lemon is well protected against enemies. First of all, its coloring ensures perfect camouflage, and secondly, as soon as it has been grasped and swallowed, it pushes a secretion out of the skin that causes the enemy to spit out.
literature
- Louise Schmekel & Adolf Portmann: Opisthobranchia of the Mediterranean: Nudibranchia and Sacoglossa (Fauna e flora del Golfo di Napoli, 40). 410 pp., Berlin, Springer Verlag 1982 ISBN 3-540-11354-1