Melanochlamys Draupadi

  • Zoological Survey of India has discovered a new species of head-shield sea slug.
  • It has been discovered in Digha on the West Bengal coast and Udaipur on the Odisha coast.
  • This new species has been named after President Draupadi Murmu.
  • This is the second species of head-shield sea slug found in India.
    • First, Melanochlamys benghalensis
  • it features:
    • It is a small invertebrate and hermaphroditic animal.
    • There is a shell on its body.
    • There is a ruby red spot on its back side.
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