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California sea hare

Aplysia californica

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Field Notes

Description:

Sea hare found in tidepools in southern California. A mottled purple/red/brownish color gained partially from its diet of red algae.

Habitat:

Tidepool on the southern California coast.

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California sea hare

Species ID Suggestions

Californian sea hare

Aplysia californica

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LauraMaria
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Comments (2)
KristalWatrous
Thanks LauraMaria! I'd never seen one before that, and was in awe at what a cool creature it was. :)
LauraMaria
This is indeed a sea hare! In fact, it's the Californian sea hare :) They are pretty neat looking things, nice find!! That colour is just awesome, isn't it?

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California Coastal Wildlife Watch
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Opisthobranchs & Nudibranchs of the World
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Southern California Wildlife

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PublishedNovember 21, 2011

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