Spotted seahare

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Aplysia dactylomela

Spotted seahare, a reference photo
Photo: MikeTickle, (cropped and a bit edited (color adjustments) by User:Snek01) · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

Aplysia dactylomela, the spotted sea hare, is a species of large sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Spotted 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 dactylomela

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