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Glaucus marginatus

Glaucus marginatus

Indo-Pacific Sea Swallow·(Reinhardt & Bergh, 1864)

GBIF:155285258

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Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone(MZ)

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions.

engIndo-Pacific Sea Swalloweng

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide.

engIndo-Pacific Sea Swallow
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Source: Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.

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References(5)

  • 1

    Burn, R. F. (2006). A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. <em>Museum Victoria Science Reports.</em> 10:1–42.

    basis of record
  • 2

    Churchill C.K.C., Alejandrino, A. Valdés, Á. & Ó Foighil, D. (2013). Parallel changes in genital morphology delineate cryptic diversification of plamktonik nudibranchs. <i>Proceedings of the Royal Society B</i> 280: 20131224

    status source
  • 3

    Churchill, C. K. C.; Valdés, Á; Ó Foighil, D. (2014). Molecular and morphological systematics of neustonic nudibranchs (Mollusca : Gastropoda : Glaucidae : <i>Glaucus</i>), with descriptions of three new cryptic species. <i>Invertebrate Systematics</i>. 28(2): 174-195.

    taxonomy source
  • 4

    Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.

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  • 5

    Valdés A. & Campillo O.A. (2004) Systematics of pelagic aeolid nudibranchs of the family Glaucidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <i>Bulletin of Marine Science</i> 75(3): 381–389.

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  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

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    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-22.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155285258
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    5796468
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:534054
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026