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Aliens of the ocean



                                                                                                   The glossodoris
                                                                                                   cincta has regional
                                                                                                   colour forms

                                                                                                   Depending on where it lives, the
                                                                                                   Glossodoris cincta is found in three
                                                                                                   different colours. All have mottled
                                                                                                   brown bodies and gills, but the edge
                                                                                                   of the mantle can vary in colour:
                                                                                                   with or without a bluish-white band
                                                                                                   or with a yellow-black band that
                                                                                                   merges into a dull khaki shade.
























































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       028-033_Sea slugs gallery_WOA041.indd   29                                                                            01/12/2016   09:57
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