Image of: Dolabrifera dolabrifera (warty seacat)
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Caption
Dolabrifera dolabrifera
, South Pacific. The
Aplysiidae
have tentacles (rhinophores) shaped like the ears of rabbits, from which they get their common name, "sea hares." Commonly behind the head is a neck-like region that merges into a plump trunk. The entire body is often covered with warts or other projections.
Contributors
Dr. John B. Burch, Ph.D.
(photographer, copyright holder), Mollusk Division, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
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