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Molluscs of Tasmania

Juliidae – Bertheliniinae: Berthelinia australis (Burn, 1960) (‘common sea-slug’)

Synonym(s): australis Burn, 1960.

Typical body-length 6.0 mm. Lives intertidally amongst seaweed, specifically Caulerpa simpliciusculus, on which it feeds. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (TAS, VIC and SA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Sacoglossa – Oxynoacea
Superfamily: Oxynooidea
Family: Juliidae
Subfamily: Bertheliniinae
Genus: Berthelinia

Localities for Berthelinia australis
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