Did you guess the name of this week's Mystery Creature? It is a recently discovered sea slug named Tritonia Khaleesi. The scientist that discovered it must have been big fans of The Game of Thrones as they thought the pale markings on the back of the sea slug resembled the braided tresses of the character Daenerys Targaryen, often called by her official title of Khaleesi (Princess) in the series.
This new sea slug really caught my interest when I saw its name as I had just Game of Thrones over Christmas.
Do you see any similarities?
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The sea slug was found off the Northeastern coast of Brazil. At just 12mm in length it is one of the smallest known sea slugs.Labels: Game of Thrones, Mystery Monday, new species, sea slug, Tritonia Khaleesi
