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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Sea angels (clade Gymnosomata) are a large group of small free-swimming sea slugs, classified into six separate families.
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Sea angels (clade Gymnosomata)
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Gymnosomata are carnivorous, feeding only on their fellow pteropods, the Thecosomata.
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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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