Aplysia extraordinaria

(Allan, 1932)

Aplysia extraordinaria (Allan, 1932)

Images taken at Chowder Bay, Sydney, Australia

A member of the Aplysiidae family

An orange-brown colour with darker brown lines. It may also have a number of white dots or blotches on the body. It has large, thin parapodia that it can use to swim. The rhinophores are long and conical. It has flap like oral tentacles. When threatened it emits a purple ink. It eats a variety of sea grass.