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Glaucus atlanticus

Glaucus atlanticus

Atlantic Sea Swallow(+3)·Forster, 1777

GBIF:155285267

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PROFILE

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Habitat

Marine

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(20)

European Marine Waters
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
North Pacific Ocean
North East Pacific
Pacific, Northeast
Hawaiian Islands
Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part](CA)
Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone(CU)
Algerian Exclusive Economic Zone(DZ)
Spain - Demarcación Marina Levantino-Balear(ES)
Spain - Demarcación Marina del Estrecho y Alborán(ES)
Spain - Demarcación Marina Canaria(ES)
Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone(JM)
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone(MZ)
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone(NZ)
Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin(TN)
South African part of the South Atlantic Ocean(ZA)
South African part of the Indian Ocean(ZA)
East Coast of South Africa(ZA)

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 2 languages.

engAtlantic Sea Swallowengengpurple ocean slugengengsea swallowengjpnアオミノウミウシjpn

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. This taxon has names in 2 languages.

engAtlantic Sea Swallow
eng
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.
engpurple ocean slug
eng
Source: Bermuda Biodiversity Database
engsea swallow
eng
Source: Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em>
jpnアオミノウミウシ
jpn
Source: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL).

CLASSIFICATION

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IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (208 nucleotides; 146 proteins)

NCBI:txid1154737

UNKNOWN

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CITATIONS

References(13)

  • 1

    Bieri, R. (1966). Feeding preferences and rates of the snail, <i>Ianthina prolongata</i>, the barnacle, <i>Lepas anserifera</i>, the nudibranchs, <i>Glaucus atlanticus</i> and <i>Fiona pinnata</i>, and the food web in the marine neuston. <em>Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Kyōto University.</em> 14(2): 161-170.

    additional source
  • 2

    Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em>

    additional source
  • 3

    Breyn R.P. (1705). De plantis et insectis quibusdam rarioribus in Hispania observatis. <em>Philosophical Transactions.</em> 24 (1704 - 1705),: 2045-2055, pl. 1-2.

    additional source
  • 4

    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
  • 5

    Forster G. 1777. A voyage round the world in His Britannic Majesty's Sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4 and 5. London, B. White, J. Robson, P. Elmsly and and G. Robinson. Vol. 1, pp. i-xviii, 1-602; vol. 2, pp. 1-607.

    original description
  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

    checklist

    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
    155285267
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    5190072
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140022
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026