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The black sea hare can grow to be very large; the longest recorded specimen measured 99 cm (39 in) when crawling (thus fully extended), and weighed nearly 14 kg (31 lb). [3] Unlike Aplysia californica, the body of this species is relatively firm, and the parapodia are joined behind the siphon. [3]
Aplysia morio, the Atlantic black sea hare or sooty sea hare, is a species of sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.It lives in warm waters in the Caribbean Sea and off the south and southeastern coast of the United States, where it feeds on seaweed.
In Hawaii, sea hares, or kualakai, are typically cooked in an imu wrapped in ti leaves. [citation needed] Aplysia californica is a species of sea hare noteworthy for its use in studies of the neurobiology of learning and memory, due to its unusually large axons. It is especially associated with the work of Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel. [11]
The good news for beachgoers, according to Newsy's partners at WPTV, is that these sea hares are harmless to humans. It's usually their last line of defense. See more of the creatures in this gallery:
Description: greenish brown, with small brown to black spots with white centres; Habitat: shallow bays and estuaries; Behaviour: hides by day; emerges at night to feed on seaweed; Aplysia parva Pruvot-Fol, 1953; Aplysia parvula (Guilding in Moerch, 1863) pygmy sea hare, dwarf sea hare. Distribution: worldwide in warm to temperate seas; Length: 6 cm
The maximum length recorded for the California sea hare is 75 cm (30 in) when crawling, thus fully extended, although most adult specimens are half this size or smaller. Adult animals can weigh up to 7 kg (15 lb). [4] [5] A closely related species, Aplysia vaccaria, the black sea hare, can grow larger still.
Aplysiidae is the only family in the superfamily Aplysioidea, within the clade Anaspidea. [1] These animals are commonly called sea hares because, unlike most sea slugs, they are often quite large, and when they are underwater, their rounded body shape and the long rhinophores on their heads mean that their overall shape resembles that of a sitting rabbit or hare.
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