Sea slugs & snails
Geographic Sea Hare
Syphonota geographica
Also known as: Aplesiid Sea Hare, Aplesiid Slug, Nudibranch
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Aplesiid Sea Hare
- Aplesiid Slug
- Nudibranch
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Overview
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.
Opisthobranchia - Nudibranchs - Sea Slugs meaning "naked gills" are molluscs without a hard shell.
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How to identify
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Circumtropical
- Country only · 3
LIVES IN
Found singly, or in pairs, often partially buried, over shallow, sand and seagrass areas, of lagoons and coastal reefs.
RANGE
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Adult photos 3
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda
- orderAplysiida
- familyAplysiidae
- genusSyphonota
- speciesSyphonota geographica (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
SourcesWoRMSSea Slug Forum
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Sea Hares (Aplysiidae)
