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Updated 5/20/2016
Family Onchidiidae
HAWAII
Peronia verruculata
Kapoho Point, Kailua, Oahu |
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WARTY SLUG
Common air-breathing slug that inhabits the splash zone of rocky
coasts. Nearly black in Hawaii while animals elsewhere may be
greenish brown. Exudes poisonous mucus but eaten in Okinawa after
cooking. Attains at least 2 inches.
Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific. Formerly known as Onchidium
verruculatum. |
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