Tritonia khaleesi
A new species of sea slug has been found off the coast of north-east Brazil. It is described as being up to 12 mm long with a slender white body, of which the notum is covered with one broad white band extending from between the eyes and veil to the tail. It has seven pairs of branchial plumes, the anus is located between the 3rd and 4th gills on the right side, and the genital opening is under the 2nd gill. Internally, it has jaws with 10-14 rows of denticles on the inner lips, and an absence of stomach plates.
Its name? Tritonia khaleesi. As in, Khaleesi from the TV show Game of Thrones? Yep, the very same.
Apparently the sea slug reminds viewers of Khaleesi’s braids of hair. It is also one of the smallest sea slugs, and Khaleesi is pretty small…
I wonder if it has little dragon babies?