Sighting 3394642
Inconclusive sighting
Pygmy Seahare at Bermagui, NSW
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| Aplysia parvula | MattNimbs | 13 Apr 2018 | |
| Stylocheilus striatus | robndane | 12 Apr 2018 | |
| Insufficient or inconclusive evidence | MattNimbs | 12 Apr 2018 | |
| Elysia australis | robndane | 11 Apr 2018 |
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6 comments
13 Apr 2018
If you think it is a sea hare then it resembles a light coloured Aplysia parvula. The folding in the parapodia are inconsisent with Stylocheilus in addition to the distinct head and flared oral and cephalic tentacles
13 Apr 2018
You’re right Matt. It is a mystery. I had a much closer look and can see what looks like blue edging on the parapodia. No sign of a shell.
13 Apr 2018
In that case (contrasting margin on the parapodia) then I'm 100% it's A. parvula :-)
13 Apr 2018
I had a look at a photo I took in 1991 and it has a blue edging but we called it Aplysia sp. Didn’t know then either!
Location information
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Apr 2018 12:00 AM Recorded on
- robndane Recorded by
- Less than 1m Depth of sighting
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Species information
- Aplysia parvula Scientific name
- Pygmy Seahare Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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