General Habitat

May 24, 1999
From: K. Rabinoiwtz

I am a 7 year old girl in southern California. I am doing a report on sea slugs. I would like to know:
- which oceans sea slugs are found in
- in what part of the oceans they are found
- what kind of problems do seaslugs have in their habitat?

Thank you for your information!

rabinowi@uor.edu

Rabinoiwtz, K., 1999 (May 24) General Habitat. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/883

Dear 'K',
I hope you don't mind me calling you "K" but you forgot to give me your name.
You will find quite a bit of general information on Sea Slugs in the Forum. If you go to the GENERAL TOPICS Page you will find a list of topics which will be of interest. Don't forget to look at the messages at the bottom of each page as they have a lot of extra information in the answers.

To your specific questions:
- which oceans sea slugs are found in?.
They are found in all oceans of the world. Have a look at the Antarctic Page to see wonderful nudibranch sea slugs from Antarctica!

- in what part of the oceans they are found?
Most sea slugs have very specialised diets so they are normally found near their food. So some are found in estuaries, rocky shores, coral reefs, from the intertidal to quite deep water. There is a picture of one sea slug, Umbraculum umbraculum which is found in eastern Australia from the intertidal to 274 meters deep!

- what kind of problems do seaslugs have in their habitat?
I'm not quite sure how to answer this. Most animals have evolved so that they live, as much as they can, in harmony with their specific environment. So they have all the normal problems of life. For example: they need to find food, be safe from predators, and be able to reproduce so there is a next generation. Many sea slugs have evolved defence mechanisms to protect them from predators. Have a look in the GENERAL TOPICS Index that I mentioned above for pages on Defence. You should find some interesting things for your project there.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (May 24). Comment on General Habitat by K. Rabinoiwtz. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/883

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