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Although these sea slugs live on the open ocean, they sometimes accidentally wash up onto the shore, so they may be found on beaches. [10] In April 2022, specimens were found in the Gulf of Mexico along the Texas coast. [19] On August 31, 2023, blue sea slugs were reported to be found along Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand. [20] [21]
Spring breakers flocking to TX beaches this month could stumble upon a sight many have never seen — a bright blue and silver sea slug known as the blue dragon.
A venomous sea creature probably isn't high on your must-see list when on a beach vacation. But that's exactly what happened to one San Antonio resident as she explored the Gulf Coast.
Glaucus marginatus is a species of small, floating, blue sea slug; a pelagic (open-ocean) aeolid nudibranch; a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Glaucidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This species is closely related to Glaucus atlanticus , and is part of a species complex (Informal clade Marginatus) along with Glaucus bennettae , Glaucus ...
Glaucus is a genus of small blue pelagic sea slugs.They are aeolid nudibranchs, [1] ranging in size from 20 to 40 mm (0.79 to 1.57 in). [2] They feed on colonial cnidarians such as Portuguese man o' wars, blue buttons, and purple sails.
Bathydevius is a swimming sea slug that glows with bioluminescence and has a body with a paddle-like tail and a large gelatinous hood, and it’s the first sea slug found to live in the deep ocean.
The boaters were surprised to find it swimming in just 50 feet of water.
Pteraeolidia ianthina, one of the most common aeolids found, is often called a "blue dragon" by Eastern Australian divers because of its close resemblance to a Chinese dragon. [8] It is one of the most common aeolid nudibranchs found in Eastern Australia and can inflict a painful sting to humans.