Dolabrifera

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| Animalia
| Mollusca
: Gastropoda
| Orthogastropoda
| Heterobranchia
: Opisthobranchia
: Anaspidea
: Aplysioidea
: Aplysiidae
| Dolabrifera |}
bgcolor="pink" | Species
Dolabrifera brazieri
Dolabrifera dolabrifera
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. There are two species :
  • 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 Cuvier, 1817
    • Distribution : circumglobal; tropical and subtropical waters.
    • Length : 4 cm
    • Color : variable, but mostly between beige and mottled green; 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.; moves in a unique way, like a leech.

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