Genus Hydromyles

Genus Hydromyles Gistel, 1848

Hydromyles is monospecific. This is a naked pelagic snail, about 1 cm in length. It is ball-shaped, slightly transparent and deep orange-yellow. When swimming the wings and the two tentacles, of the same size as the wings, are characteristic. In retracted condition the animals is just an orange ball, and resembles a fish egg.(#Hydromyles globulosa).

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