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The maximum number of Galaticus is observed off the coast of
South East Africa and Australia. They are very rare in European
waters. This is due to the fact that the blue dragons live in the
marine areas of the Tropical Belt.
Unlike other snails, they are always close to the water surface, at
the pelagial waters, and never live below.
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Blue sea dragon is spieces of small, blue, shell-less, sea slug. It
shares the common name "blue dragon" with Pteraeolidia ianthina
and G. marginatus.At maturity G. atlanticus can be up to 3 cm in
length, though larger individuals have been found. It can live up to a
year under the right conditions. It is silvery grey on its dorsal side
(grzbiet) and dark and pale blue ventrally (brzuszna). It has dark
blue stripes on its head. It has a flat, tapering body and six
appendages that branch out into rayed, finger-like cerata. The
radula (a characteristic chitinous fold at the bottom of the throat of
mollusks. It is used to detach pieces of food, its scraping and
grinding.) of this species has serrated teeth which, paired with a
strong jaw and denticles, allows it to grasp and "chip down" parts of
its prey.
Odkrycie
The first records of this species date back to the beginning of the
18th century. The researcher from Gdańsk Johann Breyne
described an individual observed in Ibiza in his book as a type of
leech. It owes its name to Georg Forster (German naturalist,
ethnologist, travel writer, journalist and revolutionary), who
described and named the animal in 1777, based on materials
collected during his expedition with James Cook across the Pacific
Ocean. Several other variants of this species were discovered later,
but most of them are now considered synonyms