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Aplysia sea hare (no English common name)
Aplysia nigrocincta
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 1349546, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Aplysia sea hare (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Aplysia nigrocincta
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Family
- Aplysiidae (sea hares)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic)
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A sea hare with a soft, rounded body and dark rings or blotches. It grazes algae in shallow water and can release ink when disturbed.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=3); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=13, 8 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Aplysia-nigrocincta.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1349546
- inaturalist.org /taxa/898566
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Aplysia_parvula.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.