California sea hare
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The California sea hare is a species of sea slug in the sea hare family, Aplysiidae.
Aplysia californica
Out of water at low tide near Morro Bay
Juvenile on display at Birch Aquarium in San Diego, California
A. californica rhinophore
Aplysia
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Aplysia is a genus of medium-sized to extremely large sea slugs, specifically sea hares, which are a kind of marine gastropod mollusk.
California sea hare
…ink after being disturbed Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Aplysiida Family: Aplysiidae Genus: Aplysia Species: A. californica Binomial name Aplysia californica (James Graham Cooper, 1863) Occurrence is sparse in the northern portion of this range Synonyms…
Aplysia egg mass
An Aplysia fasciata (above) and a couple of Aplysia punctata (below) grazing in a tide pool in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.