Lobiger viridis

Lobiger viridis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae.

Lobiger viridis
Lobiger viridis on Caulerpa sp. Locality: Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. The length of the slug is about 0.5 cm.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Oxynoidae
Genus:	Lobiger
Species:	L. viridis
Binomial name
Lobiger viridis Pease, 1863
Synonyms
Lobiger nevilli Pilsbry, 1896[1] (nomen nudum)

This small sea snail has camouflage coloration, but when it is under attack it display bright colors to frightening off a predator.^[2]

The type locality for this species is Huahine.^[3]

References

1. Pilsbry H. A. (1896). Manual of Conchology. Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglajidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae. (1)16(64) i-vii, 161-262, pls. 44-74.
2. Lobiger viridis Pease, 1863. Sea Slug Forum, accessed 14 February 2010.
3. Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" Archived 5 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.