Mo. 92. EGG MASS OF APLYSIA (Sea hare)

 

Phylum : Mollusca

Class    : Gastropoda

Order  : Littorinimorpha

Family  : Aplysiidae

Genus  :  Aplysia

 

DESCRIPTION

Aplysia is a genus of medium-sized to extremely large sea slugs, specifically sea hares, which are a kind of marine gastropod mollusk. These benthic herbivorous creatures can become rather large compared with most other mollusks. They graze in tidal and subtidal zones of tropical waters, mostly in the Indo-Pacific Ocean (23 species); but they can also be found in the Atlantic Ocean (12 species), with a few species occurring in the Mediterranean.

IUCN Status: Not evaluated