Spongiobranchaea australis
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| Spongiobranchaea australis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Family: | Pneumodermatidae |
| Genus: | Spongiobranchaea |
| Species: | S. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Spongiobranchaea australis d'Orbigny, 1836 | |
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Spongiobranchaea australis is a species of sea angel, a form of sea-slug plankton. It has a partially transparent body with small "wings" that it uses to swim in its habitat. It is classified as a pteropod.
