eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Aplysia parvula |
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| Common name: |
Dwarf sea hare |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Mollusca |
Not Defined |
Gastropoda |
Not defined |
Anaspidea |
Not defined |
Noctuoidea |
Not defined |
Aplysia |
Aplysia parvula |
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Short Description:
The dwarf sea hare is round-bodied and smooth-skinned with a slender head bearing extensions which resemble rabbit ears. There are wing-like flaps (parapodia) extending from the body, which is brown to maroon or olive green in colour and may be covered with clusters of white spots
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Identification
features: |
Smallest of sea hares.Can be distinguished by it smooth body and clusters of white spots |
| Size: |
70mm |
| Behaviour: |
Hides during the day and emerges at night to to feed.Its egg mass is a tangled mass of sticky orange, green or brown strings found under rocks or among algae |
| Diet: |
The species is a specialised herbivore, feeding on red algae |
| Distribution: |
Capetown to Sodwana bay |
| Depth: |
This is a circumtropical sea hare. It usually occurs in less than 5m of water, but is occasionally found in water as deep as 24m |
| Habitat: |
Subtidal rocky pools |
| Reference: |
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
www.wikipedia.org/
- Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay
Guido Zsilavecz
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