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Sea Swallow
Glaucus atlanticus
1,504 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 1,504 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Blue ButtonPorpita porpita
Portuguese Man o' WarPhysalia physalis
Margined Sea LizardGlaucilla marginata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Australia | 382 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 317 |
| United States | 112 |
| South Africa | 63 |
| Queensland | 57 |
| Western Cape | 46 |
| Texas | 32 |
| North Carolina | 24 |
| Ecuador | 22 |
| Brazil | 16 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Order | Nudibranchs · Nudibranchia |
| Family | Sea Swallows · Glaucidae |
| Genus | Glaucus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sea Swallow with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.