California sea hare
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The California sea hare (Aplysia californica) is a species of sea slug in the sea hare family, Aplysiidae.[2] It is found in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of California in the United States and northwestern Mexico.
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California sea hare | |
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Releasing ink after being disturbed | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
Clade: | Anaspidea |
Superfamily: | Aplysioidea |
Family: | Aplysiidae |
Genus: | Aplysia |
Species: | A. californica |
Binomial name | |
Aplysia californica (James Graham Cooper, 1863) | |
Occurrence is sparse in the northern portion of this range[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Aplysia nettiae Winkler, 1959 |
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