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Species Description
A species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk. The species is hermaphroditic, with both male and female organs active at the same time. After mating, the external portion of the penis detaches, but is able to regrow within 24 hours.
Species Details
FAMILY
Chromodorididae
GENUS
Chromodorididae
30-100 mm
LIFE SPAN
HEMISPHERE
Both
ECOSYSTEM
intertidal zone, deep sea
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Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goniobranchus_reticulatus
Kaplan, M. Sea slug loses penis after sex but grows another the next day. Nature (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2013.12421
https://oceanbites.org/sea-of-love-hermaphroditic-fishes/
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