{"id":6727,"date":"2026-04-25T12:22:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T06:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=6727"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:04:20","slug":"what-are-sea-slugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-are-sea-slugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea Slugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sea Slugs Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rare sea slug, Discodorid cebuensis, has been recorded in India for the first time after being spotted recently at Haji Ali, Mumbai. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sea Slugs<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sea slugs, sometimes called <\/span><b>ocean slugs, water slugs, or nudibranchs,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are <\/span><b>soft-bodied marine molluscs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found in <\/span><b>all the world\u2019s oceans,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from <\/span><b>shallows to the deep sea.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are a <\/span><b>type of gastropod,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a <\/span><b>large group of mollusks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that includes <\/span><b>both marine and land species <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as snails and slugs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have <\/span><b>no shells, quills, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or <\/span><b>mantle cavities.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They <\/span><b>look like naked snails<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, i.e., <\/span><b>without shells.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These <\/span><b>slow-moving grazers consume algae, sponges,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other <\/span><b>small invertebra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tes, showcasing a range of feeding habits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>usually found in coral reefs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and their presence is a significant indicator of a strong coral ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sea slugs are renowned for their <\/span><b>vibrant colours and intricate patterns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which often serve as <\/span><b>warning signals to predators due to their toxicity.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They <\/span><b>get their toxicity from the creatures they eat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>some sea slugs can even keep <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><b> stinging cells of <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/jellyfish\/\" target=\"_blank\">jellyfish<\/a> inside their bodies.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>On their heads,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> nudibranchs <\/span><b>have tentacles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that serve as important <\/span><b>sensory organs, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helping them <\/span><b>detect chemicals and movement <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the water.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>When the sea slug eats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it <\/span><b>absorbs and displays its prey\u2019s pigment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014the substance that gives the prey its color.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond their striking appearance, sea slugs possess other <\/span><b>intriguing traits.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Some can photosynthesise,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> producing their own food with sunlight.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Others regenerate lost limbs,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a <\/span><b>few can steal genes from their prey <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>incorporate them into their DNA.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Most sea slugs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><b>active throughout the day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but some species are also nocturnal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mid-day.com\/mumbai\/mumbai-news\/article\/mumbai-discodorid-cebuensis-documented-in-india-for-the-first-time-at-haji-ali-23627383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>MD<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sea Slugs are soft-bodied marine molluscs found in all the world\u2019s oceans, from shallows to the deep sea. 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