Scuba Journal Magazine

Marine Life / Sea Hares

Stylocheilus striatus

Stylocheilus striatus
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Aplysiida
Family
Aplysiidae
Genus
Stylocheilus
Species
Stylocheilus striatus

Stylocheilus striatus, the lined sea hare, is a small sea hare with fine dark lines, blue spots and fleshy filaments along its body.

Usually 2-5 cm, it feeds on cyanobacteria and algae and sometimes appears in large numbers. As a sea hare it is not a true nudibranch but is closely related.

It is commonly seen in shallow water in the Philippines.

Stylocheilus striatus in the Wild

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