California sea hare

California sea hare
Releasing ink after being disturbed
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Aplysiida
Family: Aplysiidae
Genus: Aplysia
Species:
A. californica
Binomial name
Aplysia californica
Occurrence is sparse in the northern portion of this range
Synonyms
List
  • Aplysia (Neaplysia) nettiae Winkler, 1959
  • Aplysia ritteri T. D. A. Cockerell, 1902 junior subjective synonym
  • Tethys (Neaplysia) californica (J. G. Cooper, 1863) superseded combination
  • Tethys (Neaplysia) ritteri T. D. A. Cockerell, 1901 (junior synonym)
  • Tethys californicus (J. G. Cooper, 1863) superseded combination

The California sea hare (Aplysia californica) is a species of sea slug in the sea hare family, Aplysiidae.

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