Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Spotted Sea Hare
Aplysia dactylomela
Spotted Sea Hare
Category: Sea Hares
Scientific Name: Aplysia dactylomela
Size: 3 to 8 in. (7 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 0-120 ft. (0-37 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  └Euthyneura (Infraclass)
   └Aplysiida (Order)
    └Aplysiidae (Family)
     └Aplysia (Genus)

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Spotted Sea Hare



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