Geographic Sea Hare (Syphonota geographica)

Also known as Aplesiid Sea Hare, Aplesiid Slug, Nudibranch

Description

Also known as Aplesiid Sea Hare, Aplesiid Slug, Nudibranch.

Found singly, or in pairs, often partially buried, over shallow, sand and seagrass areas, of lagoons and coastal reefs. They are able to swim by flapping their mantle.
They feed nocturnally on brown, green, and red algae.
Length - 10cm
Depth - 6-8m
Circumtropical

Opisthobranchia - Nudibranchs - Sea Slugs meaning "naked gills" are molluscs without a hard shell. Ref: http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/syphgeog

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