Aplysia inca

Aplysia inca

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Aplysiida
Family: Aplysiidae

Aplysia inca is a very large species of sea slug, more specifically a sea hare, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares. Description The type specimen measures 60 mm long, 17 mm wide and 26 mm high. (Original description in French) The animal is moderately elongated, elevated, flaccid (mollasse), and highly ventricose (swollen).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 2

Sources and credits

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Aplysia inca

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