Aplysia parvula
Guilding in Mörch, 1863
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Identification is verified by Richard Willan, Nudi Pixel expert
Comment from Richard Willan: Individuals from tropical Asia are consistently paler in colour than those from temperate countries. This is one of the darkest individuals I have seen.
Below is comment from Dr. Bill Rudman, go to Sea Slug Forum to read more information
Dear Indra,
This is a sea hare which I am at present calling Aplysia cf. parvula. Whether or not it is a colour form of Aplysia parvula is hard to say at present.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
| Location: | Manado, Indonesia |
| Photographer: | Indra Swari |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D › View EXIF properties |
| Taken on: | October 29, 2006 |
| Viewed: | 270 times |
| Posted: | 6 months ago |
| Updated: | 4 months ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Anaspidea |
| Family: | Aplysiidae |
| Species: | Aplysia parvula |