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  Name ''Dolabrifera''
  Regnum Animal ia
  Phylum Mollusca
  Classis Gastropoda
  Subclassis Orthogastropoda
  Superordo Heterobranchia
  Ordo Opisthobranchia
  Subordo Anaspidea
  Superfamilia Aplysioidea
  Familia '''Aplysiidae'''
  Genus '''''Dolabrifera'''''
  Subdivision Ranks Species


''Dolabrifera'' ( Gray , 1847 ) is a genus of Sea Hares , belonging to the family Aplysiidae.

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


SPECIES (TWO)



''Dolabrifera brazieri''

  • Sowerby , 1870

  • ---Distribution : Australia , New Zealand .

  • ---Color : variable mimicking the background, but usually from pale yellow to mottled green

  • ---Length : 15  Cm

  • ---Description : mantle covered with conical tubercles; fused Parapodia (= fleshy winglipe flaps); found under rocks.



''Dolabrifera dolabrifera''

Dolabrifera dolabrifera]]

of Sea Hare Dolabrifera dolabrifera, one day after hatching.]]

  • Cuvier , 1817

  • ---Distribution : circumglobal; tropical and subtropical waters.

  • ---Length : 4 cm

  • ---Color : varies greatly between individuals and populations, mostly between beige and mottled green, but pink and chartreuse green has been spotted; this offers a good camouflage against the background.

  • ---Description : rather flat mantle with a broad posterior, narrowing towards the head; fused Parapodia , except for a short region in the posterior midline; eggs are zigzag-shaped ribbons, pink when laid then changing color to brown before hatching; moves in a unique way, like a leech; feeds mostly by grazing on filamentous algae.

    • This species is frequently sold as " Algae eating Sea Hare " at Aquarium stores for saltwater and Reef Tanks .



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