Feeding-Preferences-5

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V
1	Diet Sea Slug Groups	Algae (Photosynthetic marine plants)	Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green Algae)	Diatoms (Single cell photosynthetic algae silica sleleton)	Foraminifera (Single-celled protozoans with test)	Generalist Feeders	Polychaetes (Bristle Worms)	Polyclads (Flatworms)	Ascidian (Tunicates or Sea Squirts)	Bryozoans (Sea-mats or Lace Corals)	Entoprocts (In this case, colonial stalked zooids in assoc. with sponges)	Sponges	Echinoderms (e.g. Brittlestars)	Bivalves (Molluscs with two-part hinged shell)	Sea Slugs	Crustaceans (e.g. Shrimps & Crabs)	Eggs of Sea Slugs	Anemones	Octocorals (Soft corals, Gorgonians, Sea Pens)	Hard Corals	Hydroids (Sessile, branched, stinging colonies)	Siphonophores (Colonial, floating stingers, e.g. Blue=bottles)
2	Acteonidea Some bubble-shells						Acteonidae Bullinidae Aplustridae
3	Ringiculoidea Headshield slugs with robust shells						Insufficient data on this group to know all food sources.
4	Cephalaspidea Headshield slugs and bubble-shells	Haminoeidae & Bullidae	Haminoeidae	Retusa	Tornatina Retusa
5	Sacoglossa Sap-sucking sea slugs																Some Limapontiidae from Atlantic regions
6	Anaspidea Sea Hares
7	Umbraculoidea Umbrella-shell slugs											Umbraculum & Tylodina
8	Pleurobranchoidea Side-gilled slugs					Euselenops & Pleurobranchaea consume any animal material			Pleurobranchus			Berthella & Berthellina			See Generalists	See Generalists		See Generalists
9	Nudibranchia
10	~ Phanerobranch Dorids Cannot retract gill into pocket below mantle						The small Vayssierea species		Nembrotha plus some Okenia & Goniodoris	e.g. Most Polyceridae, Goniodoridae & Onchidorididae	All Trapania species only	Hexabranchus & Aegires species	Only Kalinga ornata on brittlestars		Gymnodoris & Roboastra (Tyrannodoris)		A very few Gymnodoris species
11	~ Cryptobranch Dorids Able to retract gill into pocket below mantle											Dorididae Cadlinidae Discodorididae Actinocyclidae Chromodorididae
12	~ Porostome Dorids Radula-less dorids. Feed suctorially											Dendrodorididae Phyllidiidae
13	~ Arminid Cladobranchs Unnatural grouping All possess an oral veil.									Janolus, Caldukia, Madrella									Armina & Dermatobranchus species
14	~ Dendronotid Cladobranchs Possess raised rhinophoral sheaths. Series of lateral appendages.															Melibe species			Marionia, Tritonia & Tritoniopsis are the dominant species		e.g. Bornella, Doto, Lomanotus, Hancockia, Dendronotus, Scyllaeidae
15	~ Aeolid Cladobranchs Possess true cerata for respiration. Digestive tract penetrates cerata.														Usually only opportunistic feeding - e.g. Godiva	Fiona pinnata feeds on drifting goose barnacles	All Favorinus species		Phyllodesmium species	Some Tenellia (Phestilla) species		The pelagic Glaucus species
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17	Key								David A. Mullins - July 2021
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