Aplysia parvula   Mörch, 1863

Little sea hare

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Aplysia parvula

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Aplysiida | Aplysiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 7727).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Circumglobal tropical, temperate seas and the Mediterranean Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 19.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126605); max. published weight: 41.00 g (Ref. 126605); max. reported age: 1.00 years (Ref. 126605)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Sea hares have annual life cycles (Ref. 126605). Found roaming around various species of algae. A nocturnal species (Ref. 822). Common in intertidal and subtidal habitats to about 5 m in depth. A specialized herbivore and feeds largely on red algae (Ref. 866). Known from depths of 0 to 50 m (Ref. 7727); and from intertidal rock pools, and immediate subtidal on alga-covered reefs (Ref. 337). Also on seagrass (Ref. 109264).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Anaspidea are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Burn, R. 2006. (Ref. 7727)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 15.3 - 28.8, mean 26.7 (based on 1728 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.