Aiteng marefugitus
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| Aiteng marefugitus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Aitengidae |
| Genus: | Aiteng |
| Species: | A. marefugitus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aiteng marefugitus Kano, Neusser, Fukumori, Jörger & Schrödl, 2015 | |
Aiteng marefugitus is a species of fully terrestrial sea slug found only on the Ulong Island of Palau.[1][2] The species name is derived from Latin, meaning "fled from the sea".[1]
A. marefugitus is a very small slug, reaching only 5.0–5.5 mm (0.20–0.22 in). It possesses a dark grey mantle on a light grey body, with two tiny black eyes. Its external anatomy is similar to other species in the genus, having neither a shell nor gills. Its excretory system is characterized by a long nephridial duct, which is assumed to reabsorb salt from the slug's urine. It lays large oocytes, which could supply its young with enough yolk to allow fully terrestrial development of the eggs.[1]