Phyllaplysia viridis Green Sea Hare

Phyllaplysia viridis is commonly referred to as Green Sea Hare. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Phyllaplysia viridis,Côte Blanche - Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie 2025

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lexID:: 18035
AphiaID:: 568044

Scientific:: Phyllaplysia viridis
German:: Grüner Seehase
English:: Green Sea Hare

Category:: Lièvres de mer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Aplysiida (Order) > Aplysiidae (Family) > Phyllaplysia (Genus) > viridis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bergh, ), 1905

Occurrence:: Australia, Indonesia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, Philippines, Sulawesi
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows
Size:: 1,0 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Herbivorous
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown