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| sea hares text index | photo index |
| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > sea slugs > Order Anaspidea |
| Spotted
sea hare Aplysia oculifera* updated Aug 10 Where seen? This large spotted sea hare is seasonally seen on many of our shores, on sandy sheltered areas among or near seagrasses. Features: 8-10cm. Large, long, fleshy body smooth with small white spots. Tentacle flaps large and rather frilly. The inner surface of the 'wings' (called parapodia) has white spots which form short thin white bars along the edges. Colours brownish sometimes with a greenish or bluish tinge. Large flappy oral tentacles, smaller rhinophores. Sometimes with a narrow white stripe along the oral tentacles. One was seen half buried in soft sediments. It released a purple dye when distressed. |
 Changi, Apr 05 |
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Spotted sea hares on Singapore shores
 Pulau Sekudu, May 04 |
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 Releasing purple dye. Kusu Island, Mar 06 |
 Half buried in sediments Kusu Island, Mar 06 |
more photos of spotted sea hares on Singapore shores
northern shores part 1 | part 2
southern shores
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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