Syphonota geographica

Syphonota geographica

Taxobox
name = "Syphonota geographica"
status = secure


image_caption =
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
subclassis = Orthogastropoda
superordo = Heterobranchia
ordo = Opisthobranchia
subordo = Anaspidea
superfamilia = Aplysioidea
familia = Aplysiidae
genus = "Syphonota"
species = "S. geographica"
binomial = "Syphonota geographica"
binomial_authority = (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)

"Syphonota geographica", or the geographic sea hare, is a species of sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.

This is the only species in this genus, in other words, "Syphonota" is a monotypic genus.

Distribution

This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific oceans, and the Mediterranean, and Red seas.

Habitat

This sea hare lives in lagoons and bays on sandy substrates.

Description

"Syphonota" differs from the other Aplysiidae genera, through the position of the rhinophores (head tentacles), which are further back, almost between the parapodial lobes. The parapodia, fleshy winglike outgrowths, come to a noticeable high point at the top of the animal. The body coloration is whitish to green, with brown specks and a complicated network of white lines (hence the name 'geographica').

Its length is up to 10 cm.

A more general description of sea hares can be found on the page of the superfamily Aplysioidea.

References

External links

* [http://www.seaslugforum.net/syphgeog.htm Photo of Geographic Sea Hare]


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