Grey side-gilled sea slug
The grey side-gilled sea slug is a soft-bodied sea snail without a shell, found in the sea around New Zealand, south-eastern Australia and parts of Asia. It is poisonous rather than venomous: it does not bite or sting, but eating it can be dangerous. It became a public concern in New Zealand in 2009, when several dogs died after eating it.1

Com reconèixer-lo
- Mottled pale grey body, densely patterned with short, brown broken lines1
- Wedge-shaped head with two sensory tentacles, called rhinophores1
- Smooth body covering (mantle) with folds and puckers, and a foot that extends well beyond it1
- No remnant of a shell1
- Feathery gill tucked under the right side of the mantle1
Poder tòxic
Només és perjudicial si alguna cosa se'l menja.
Què fan les seves toxines?
It does not have venom. Its harm comes from tetrodotoxin, a poison that attacks the nerves. In 2009, several dogs in the Auckland Region of New Zealand died of tetrodotoxin poisoning after eating this slug on beaches.1
Com de perillós és per a les persones?
Perill per a les persones: Molt perillósPot matar una persona que no rep tractament.In 2009, several dogs died in the Auckland Region after eating this slug, and children and pet owners were asked to avoid beaches. Recreational fishing was also interrupted for a time. Investigators found the slugs most likely picked up the poison from dead fish they fed on, and similar poisoning has not happened again.1
Si algú l'ha tocat o se l'ha menjat
- Si algú se l'ha menjat o té símptomes després de menjar-se'l: truca de seguida al número d'emergències o al centre de toxicologia.
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Estigues segur
- No toquis, atrapis ni molestis mai un animal salvatge, encara que sigui petit i encara que sembli adormit o mort.
- Deixa-li espai. Si en trobes un, mantén la calma, recula a poc a poc i deixa que segueixi el seu camí.
- Si l'has tocat o te l'has menjat: no et freguis els ulls ni la boca, renta't les mans i busca ajuda mèdica.
No va a per tu. Les seves toxines només hi són perquè ningú no se'l mengi. Més sobre com estar segur
On del món?
Que gran és?
Quant fa de llarg?
fa de llarg com 3 peces de construcció de joguina en filaQue gran és Grey side-gilled sea slug comparat amb TU?
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Com de ràpid va?
Dades
Its poison is tetrodotoxin, the same kind of toxin found in some pufferfish.1
It has no shell, although it is a type of sea snail (gastropod mollusc).1
It lives for 2 to 3 years and dies after spawning in winter.1
It has spread far beyond its native range, reaching about 2,000 km of the south-western Atlantic coast after it was first reported in Argentina in 2009.1
Its eggs hatch into free-swimming larvae that drift as plankton for about three weeks before settling.1
Desmuntamites
Mite: Every grey side-gilled sea slug is dangerously poisonous.
Veritat: Differences in toxicity between regions are likely due to differences in diet, not to separate species. The poison most likely comes from the food the slug eats, such as dead fish.1
Per a experts en verins
- Nom científic
- Pleurobranchaea maculata
- Grup
- Altres animals tòxics
- Família
- Pleurobranchaeidae2
- Ordre
- Pleurobranchida
- Continents
- Oceà Pacífic, Oceà Antàrtic, Antàrtida, Els oceans
- Cries
- It produces small eggs that hatch after about a week. The young live as plankton for about three weeks before settling on the seabed.1
- Esperança de vida
- uns 3 anys1
- Perill per a les persones
- 4 / 5: Molt perillós3
D'on surten les dades
- Pleurobranchaea maculata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Pleurobranchaea maculata (iNaturalist): noms i classificació.
- Venom Wiki: el nivell de perill, la mida típica i la velocitat estimada són nostres. Mira com els calculem: Com valorem el perill.
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