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The Spanish dancer, scientific name Hexabranchus sanguineus (literally meaning "blood-colored six-gills"), is a dorid nudibranch, a very large and colorful sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hexabranchidae.
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The Spanish dancer, scientific name Hexabranchus sanguineus (literally meaning "blood-colored six-gills"), is a dorid nudibranch, a very large and colorful sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hexabranchidae.
Spanish dancers are divisive in the world of sea slugs. Their appearance ranges from a beautiful blood-red to the colour of frozen pork. Some have spots or other markings, and some have frilly mantles that can look like anything from the dress of a flamenco dancer, to the sole of a badly-worn foot.
- Around 1 year
- 60cm (24 in) Long
The Spanish dancer is not just known for its dance. It has a reproductive strategy of covering its egg cluster, also called a sea rose, with toxins taken from their venomous food sources in order to protect the eggs from predators.
Spanish dancers are specialized predators that prefer to eat sponges and concentrate compounds found in their prey to provide their own chemical defense and defense for their eggs. Like other nudibranchs, Spanish dancers are simultaneous hermaphrodites; all individuals are both male and female.
8 de jun. de 2023 · The Spanish dancer, scientific name Hexabranchus sanguineus is a form of nudibranch or sea slug. Its scientific name Hexabranchus sanguineus literally translate into six-gill blood colored, which describes its six Christmas tree-like exposed gills, and its deep red blood-like body coloring.
