Syphonota
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 Geographic Sea Hare, Syphonota geographica
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Syphonota is a genus of sea hare, belonging to the family Aplysiidae. The genus contains only one species.
A more general description can be found on the page of the superfamily Aplysioidea.
Syphonota differs from the other Aplysiidae genera, through the position of the rhinophores (head tentacles), which are further back, almost between the parapodial lobes.
The single species, Syphonota geographica (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) or Geographic Sea Hare, is found in lagoons, bays or on sandy bottoms of the Indo-West Pacific Ocean, and the Mediterranean and Red seas. Its length is up to 10 cm. The parapodia (fleshy winglike outgrowths) are high.
Coloration is whitish to green with brown specks, with a complicated network of white lines (hence the name 'geographica').
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