Check out this beautiful slideshow of high-magnification images of plankton.Seen here is a species of gastropod - slugs and snails - known as the sea angel. As captioned in the slideshow, “Sea angels only have a shell when they are embryos, as in this species Clione limacina (magnification x 20). Juvenile C. limacina are about 5 mm long and adults reach up to 5 cm. The foot of a sea angel develops into two wing-like parapodia that help them move about.”

Check out this beautiful slideshow of high-magnification images of plankton.

Seen here is a species of gastropod - slugs and snails - known as the sea angel. As captioned in the slideshow, “Sea angels only have a shell when they are embryos, as in this species Clione limacina (magnification x 20). Juvenile C. limacina are about 5 mm long and adults reach up to 5 cm. The foot of a sea angel develops into two wing-like parapodia that help them move about.”

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