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Micromelo guamensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825)

Micromelo guamensis

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Micromelo guamensis, common name the Guam paper bubble, is a species of sea snail, a bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplustridae.

Description

This species has a white shell with black to brownish wavy longitudinal bands. It may in fact be the same species as Micromelo undatus, but it has traditionally been considered to be an Indo-West Pacific species. The shell is too small to hold the whole body, which has a green mantle with white spots and yellowish margins. The length is 10 to 12 mm.

Habitat

This species is found in shallow water, crawling on algae-covered rocks.

Distribution

This species occurs in South Africa, Japan, and the west coast of Australia.

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Micromelo guamensis: Brief Summary

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Micromelo guamensis, common name the Guam paper bubble, is a species of sea snail, a bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplustridae.

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Distribution

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Guam, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Marshall Islands.

Reference

Feliciano, K., Malaquias, M.A.E., Stout, C., Brenzinger, B., Gosliner, T.M. & Valdés, Á. (2021). Molecular and morphological analyses reveal pseudocryptic diversity in Micromelo undatus (Bruguière, 1792) (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Aplustridae). Systematics and Biodiversity. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2021.1939458: 1-25.

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