Aplysia parvula
Guilding in Mörch, 1863
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.Locality:
- South Africa
- Cape Town (4)
- Indonesia
- Australia
- Queensland (2)
- Russia
- Peter the Great Bay (2) Sep
- Philippines
- Anilao (2) Feb
- Guam
- Agat Bay (1) Apr
- Malaysia
- Mabul (1) Mar
- PNG
- Milne Bay (1)
- Vietnam
- Vietnam (1)
- Thailand
- Similan Islands (1) May
