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Sea Angel (Gymnosomata)

Mollusks

Sea Angel, formally the clade Gymnosomata, is a large group of small free-swimming sea slugs classified into six separate families. They are pelagic opisthobranchs within the larger mollusc clade Heterobranchia, and were previously considered to be pteropods.

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1. Sea angel (Wikipedia)
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Sea angels (clade Gymnosomata) are a large group of small free-swimming sea slugs, classified into six separate families.
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