Dolabrifera brazieri
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| Dolabrifera brazieri Sowerby, 1870 |
Dolabrifera brazieri is a species of sea hare, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Aplysiidae.
A more general description can be found on the page of the superfamily Aplysioidea.
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[edit] Distribution
This species is found at New South Wales, Australia, the north of the North Island, New Zealand, and the Kermadec Islands.
[edit] Habitat
This sea hare is found on silty gravel amongst rocks at low tide.
[edit] Description
The animal is a warty-looking large slug, with its mantle covered with conical tubercles. The parapodia (fleshy winglike flaps) are fused.
Coloration is variable, mimicking the background, but usually from pale yellow to mottled green.
Length is up to 150 mm, height is up to 16.5 mm, and width up to 7 mm.
[edit] External links
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
