sea slug
Soft ocean crawler
Sea slugs are soft-bodied marine mollusks, typically shell-less relatives of snails and other gastropods.
Many display vivid colors and elaborate frills or projections.
The term covers thousands of species, from the colorful nudibranchs prized by underwater photographers to the edible sea cucumbers of Asian cuisine—though sea cucumbers are technically echinoderms, not mollusks.
Shell-shedding marine gastropod
- gastropodSingle-shelled soft creature
- molluskSoft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- hermaphroditicHaving both reproductive systems
benthic · detritivore · carnivore · herbivore · larval stage · metamorphosis · regeneration · lifespan
Full of varied hues
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
squishy · soft-bodied · frilly · ornate · patterned · spotted · striped · fluorescent
Underwater rock or coral formation
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- tide poolWave-stranded water hollow
- kelp forestSeaweed-dominated underwater ecosystem
- seagrassSaltwater flowering plant
rocky shore · ocean floor · habitat · ecosystem · biodiversity · symbiosis · algae · sponges
Conspicuous hues signaling unpalatability
- nematocystsStinging organelles of cnidarians
- toxinsHarmful biological substances
- chemical defenseToxic means of protection
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
Mollusk scraping organ
Study of sea organisms
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- specimenIndividual for examination
Stripped of moisture
- braisedBrowned and simmered slowly
- sashimiThinly sliced raw fish
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- Cantonese cuisineGuangdong regional cooking
Japanese cuisine · Korean cuisine · texture · collagen · umami · rehydrated
nudibranch
Shell-shedding marine gastropod
- gastropodSingle-shelled soft creature
- molluskSoft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
hermaphroditic · benthic · detritivore · carnivore · herbivore · larval stage · metamorphosis · regeneration · lifespan · spawning
colorful
Full of varied hues
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
gelatinous · squishy · soft-bodied · frilly · ornate · patterned · spotted · striped · fluorescent · bioluminescent
reef
Underwater rock or coral formation
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- tide poolWave-stranded water hollow
- kelp forestSeaweed-dominated underwater ecosystem
seagrass · rocky shore · ocean floor · habitat · ecosystem · biodiversity · symbiosis · algae · sponges · prey
warning coloration
Conspicuous hues signaling unpalatability
- nematocystsStinging organelles of cnidarians
- toxinsHarmful biological substances
- chemical defenseToxic means of protection
radula
Mollusk scraping organ
gills · gonads · sensory organs · epidermis
marine biology
Study of sea organisms
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
dried
Stripped of moisture
- braisedBrowned and simmered slowly
- sashimiThinly sliced raw fish
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
Cantonese cuisine · Japanese cuisine · Korean cuisine · texture · collagen · umami · rehydrated
- gastropodssnail, nudibranchs, land snails, land snail, freshwater snails
- sea slugsnudibranch, blue dragon, blue angel, Doris, Julia
- sea lifeshark, whale, dolphin, salmon, jellyfish
- aquatic lifedolphins, whales, dolphin, sharks, eel
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- coastal wildlifepelican, grey seal, seagull, gull, sandpiper