Batwing Slug [Sagaminopteron]

Description

Sagaminopteron is a genus of brightly colored, small to medium-sized sea slugs known for their unique, flattened bodies and wing-like parapodia that allow them to swim or glide through the water. These marine gastropods are found in tropical and subtropical seas, often associated with coral reefs. They feed on entoprocts and exhibit a remarkable variety of colors and patterns, believed to serve as camouflage or warning signals to predators.

Species
Black Velvet Batwing Slug
Black Velvet Batwing Slug [Siphopteron nigromarginatum]
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Quadwing Batwing Slug
Quadwing Batwing Slug [Siphopteron quadrispinosum]
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Squaretail Batwing Slug
Squaretail Batwing Slug [Siphopteron tigrinum]
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Taxonomy
Phylum Mollusks
Mollusca
Class Gastropods
Gastropoda
Order Aglajoid
Aglajoid
Family Gastropterids
Gastropteridae
Statistics
  • Species 3