Lobiger viridis

Lobiger viridis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae.

Lobiger viridis
Lobiger viridis on Caulerpa sp. Locality: Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. The length of the slug is about 0.5 cm.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

Informal group Opisthobranchia
clade Sacoglossa

clade Oxynoacea
Superfamily:
Oxynooidea
Family:
Oxynoidae
Genus:
Lobiger
Species:
L. viridis
Binomial name
Lobiger viridis
Pease, 1863
Synonyms

Lobiger nevilli Pilsbry, 1896 (nomen nudum)

This small sea snail has camouflage coloration, but when it is under attack it display bright colors to frightening off a predator.

The type locality for this species is Huahine.

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