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yellow umbrella slug

Tylodina fungina

Classification

Tylodina fungina, commonly known as the yellow umbrella slug or the mushroom sidegill, is a species of sea snail or false limpet, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Tylodinidae. Distribution The yellow umbrella slug is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, from Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County, California, to Banderas Bay, Jalisco, Mexico, as well as the Galapagos Islands. They inhabit the intertidal zone, and are often observed at depths of 10–20 feet underwater.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 758Mexico · 20