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Bathydevius caudactylus Robison & Haddock, 2024
Description The mystery mollusc (Bathydevius caudactylus) produces brilliant bioluminescence to deter predators. If threatened, a diffuse glow spreads over the oral hood and finger-like dactyls in the tail. MBARI researchers also observed an animal illuminate and then detach a steadily glowing dactyl from the tail, much like a lizard dropping its tail to distract a predator.
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Source: Robison, B. H.; Haddock, S. H. (2024). Discovery and description of a remarkable bathypelagic nudibranch, Bathydevius caudactylus, gen. et. sp. nov. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 214: 104414: 1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2024.104414
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