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Aplysia vaccaria, also known as the black sea hare and California black sea hare, is a species of extremely large sea slug, a marine, opisthobranch, gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae. [1] It is the largest sea slug species.
Each sea hare houses four tentacles, with two on the head sheltering the eyes, and two on the face surrounding the mouth. The body has two folds, called parapodia, which envelop the gills for protection but enable water to get by. Below the body is a muscle that allows mobility, almost like a foot. The California sea hare also has an internal ...
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.
Aplysia parvula (Guilding in Moerch, 1863) pygmy sea hare, dwarf sea hare. Distribution: worldwide in warm to temperate seas; Length: 6 cm; Color: brown to green spots; Aplysia peasei (Tryon, 1895) (taxon inquirendum) Aplysia perviridis (Pilsbry, 1895) Aplysia pilsbryi (Letson, 1898) Aplysia pulmonica Gould, 1852; Aplysia punctata (Cuvier, 1803)
The common name "sea hare" is a direct translation from Latin: lepus marinus, as the animal's existence was known in Roman times. The name derives from their rounded shape and from the two long rhinophores that project upward from their heads and that somewhat resemble the ears of a hare .
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The Seacat is a flat sea hare that grows to about 10 cm long. [6] The maximum recorded length is 108 mm. [7] It is commonly spotty green or brown, but it can also be reddish. [6] The animal's back half is typically wider and rounded, it narrows towards the head. [6] Warty Seacats are soft-bodied gastropods, who have lost a protective shell over ...
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