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Aplysia californica
Dark black and purple
found on pacific beach in San Diego
I assumed he was dead, there was no movement and he was on what appeared to be his backside. This photo shows the underside of this neat little creature.
Spotted on May 6, 2017
Submitted on May 6, 2017
3 Comments
Maybe you could have gently turned him over and released him in the sea.Or maybe he will get pulled in by the next tide.They squirt a purple ink is disturbed!Great catch and quite rare too to get a pic like this!
Thank you! I thought it was a sea hare, but wasn't 100% sure. He was washed up on the beach and not moving so I assumed he had just died recently. Beautiful little thing.
This is a California Sea Hare.Aplysia sp.I have seen dead ones in the form of blobs.This must have died recently or?