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2026 · Photo: Boaz Liebes
small seahare
Philippines · Indo Pacific - South China Sea
A small sea hare of shallow rocky, algal habitats that takes its colour from the red algae it eats. Golestani et al. (2019) split the "A. parvula" complex into about ten species; Mediterranean animals may be a small form of A. punctata.
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Small, reddish-brown to greenish-brown with a dark network and clusters of white spots. Ear-like rhinophores with black tips; short parapodia edged with a wide black band.
Juvenile Aplysia punctata and A. fasciata lack the black rim on the parapodia.
Shallow rocky bottoms among algae, 0–15 m; also marinas.
Red algae (e.g. Laurencia), from which it takes its colour.