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Unidentified at suppressed - 26 Nov 2022
Unidentified at suppressed - 26 Nov 2022
Unidentified at suppressed - 26 Nov 2022
Unidentified at suppressed - 26 Nov 2022
Unidentified at suppressed - 26 Nov 2022
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Onchidina australis 29 Nov 2022 trevorpreston
Unidentified 27 Nov 2022 trevorpreston

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Slugs about 15-20mm, under log on the edge of tidal creek.

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trevorpreston wrote:
   29 Nov 2022
From a suggestion from Snails of Australia facebook page, I think this is Onchidina australis, Air-breathing sea slug.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/15abc931-702a-4053-a607-b56175aa1ce0
Habitat seems to be muddy tidal areas such as Mangroves and salt marshes. These were in a muddy tidal creek.

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