Inconclusive sighting

Pygmy Seahare at Bermagui, NSW

Aplysia parvula at Bermagui, NSW - 9 Apr 2018
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Aplysia parvula 13 Apr 2018 MattNimbs
Stylocheilus striatus 12 Apr 2018 robndane
Insufficient or inconclusive evidence 12 Apr 2018 MattNimbs
Elysia australis 11 Apr 2018 robndane

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6 comments

robndane wrote:
   12 Apr 2018
I would suggest Stylocheilus striata - just a bad photo.
MattNimbs wrote:
   13 Apr 2018
If you think it is a sea hare then it resembles a light coloured Aplysia parvula. The folding in the parapodia are inconsisent with Stylocheilus in addition to the distinct head and flared oral and cephalic tentacles
robndane wrote:
   13 Apr 2018
You’re right Matt. It is a mystery. I had a much closer look and can see what looks like blue edging on the parapodia. No sign of a shell.
MattNimbs wrote:
   13 Apr 2018
In that case (contrasting margin on the parapodia) then I'm 100% it's A. parvula :-)
robndane wrote:
   13 Apr 2018
I had a look at a photo I took in 1991 and it has a blue edging but we called it Aplysia sp. Didn’t know then either!
robndane wrote:
   13 Apr 2018
Thank you Matt.

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