10 centimetres
10 cmLength · definition
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10 centimetres
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10 cmLength
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Nudibranch
A nudibranch is a soft-bodied marine mollusc, often brightly coloured, commonly known as a sea slug.
10 cmDefined body length
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A little perspective
10 centimetres is approximately equal to the body length of a nudibranch.
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10 centimetres
Length: 10 cm; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Nudibranch
Defined body length: 10 cm; defined specimen; range 5 cm–15 cm.
A defined 10 cm dorid nudibranch specimen. Species range from millimetres to many centimetres; rhinophores and gill plume are included in the illustration but not the nose-to-tail calibration.
Smithsonian Ocean — Nudibranchs
The marked defined body length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Compare 10 centimetres with the body length of a nudibranch. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
Nudibranch
10 cmDefined body length · defined specimen · range 5 cm–15 cm
A defined 10 cm dorid nudibranch specimen. Species range from millimetres to many centimetres; rhinophores and gill plume are included in the illustration but not the nose-to-tail calibration.
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- Length ↔ Defined body length
- Relative size
- 10 centimetres is approximately equal to the body length of a nudibranch.
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The diagram uses the recorded measurements. Details outside the marked spans do not set the scale.
- We use 10 cm for the body length of a nudibranch; the recorded range is 5 cm–15 cm.
- The body length of a nudibranch: This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
- The recorded ranges overlap, so the ordering can vary even though the central values differ.
This comparison follows the selected length only; other dimensions may differ.
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6.2137 × 10⁻⁵ mimiles
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