Black Seahare

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Aplysia vaccaria

Black Seahare, a reference photo
Photo: Smailtn · CC0 (licence)

Aplysia vaccaria, also known as the black sea hare and California black sea hare, is a species of extremely large sea slug, a marine, opisthobranch, gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Black Seahare being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Aplysiida
Family
Aplysiidae
Genus
Aplysia
Species
Aplysia vaccaria

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