Aplysia parvula

Guilding in Mörch, 1863

Aplysia parvula
Photographed by: Guido Zsilavecz

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Opisthobranchia
Order:Anaspidea
Family:Aplysiidae
Species:Aplysia parvula

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #741
An individual belonging to the tropical western Pacific Ocean colour form, which is dark overall with a pale margin to the parapodia.

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #588
This individual is typical of the populations from the Cape Peninsula that bear clusters of white spots and no black lines edging the parapodia and tentacles.

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #267
An individual belonging to the tropical western Pacific Ocean colour form, which is dark overall with a pale margin to the parapodia.

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #412
An individual belonging to the tropical western Pacific Ocean colour form, which is dark overall with a pale margin to the parapodia.

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #276
Individuals from tropical Asia are consistently paler in colour than those from temperate countries. This is one of the darkest individuals I have seen.

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #100
This small species has an enormous colour variation.

Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1320
Individuals from tropical Asia are consistently paler in colour than those from temperate countries.

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Pictures of Aplysia parvula

Aplysia parvula from Komodo, IndonesiaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Posted 1 year ago
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Aplysia parvula from Manado, IndonesiaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Posted 6 months ago
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Aplysia parvula from Milne Bay, PNGIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Location: Milne Bay, PNG
Posted 10 months ago
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Aplysia parvula from Alor, Indonesia
Location: Alor, Indonesia
Posted 10 months ago
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Aplysia parvula from Ambon, IndonesiaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Posted 6 months ago
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Aplysia parvula from Queensland, Australia
Posted 7 months ago
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Aplysia parvula from Queensland, Australia
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Aplysia parvula from Peter the Great Bay, RussiaIdentification reviewed by Alexander Martynov
Posted 5 months ago
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Aplysia parvula from Peter the Great Bay, RussiaIdentification reviewed by Alexander Martynov
Posted 5 months ago
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Aplysia parvula from Cape Town, South AfricaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Posted 3 months ago
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Aplysia parvula from Cape Town, South AfricaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
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Aplysia parvula from Cape Town, South Africa
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