Lembeh — 27 August 2026
- Location seen
- Lembeh, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2026-08-27
- Depth
- 37
Petalifera ramosa
Ramose Sea Hare
© Di Syrett / MacroDivers.com
About this species
- Current scientific name
- Petalifera ramosa
- Common name
- Ramose Sea Hare
- Order
- Sea Hares (Anaspidea)
- Type
- N/A
- ID confidence
- Confirmed
- Genus
- Petalifera
- Species
- ramosa
- Average size
- 70 mm
- Colours
- white, brown, pink, green
- Pattern
- Spots, Lines, Tubercles
- Body shape
- With Shell
- Rhinophores
- Rolled
- Gills
- Hidden
Geographic Distribution
Circumtropical.
Identification
Sea hare with variable colouration. Typically the body colour is green to brown with a pattern of lines, rings and spots/tubercles. The rings are white and the tubercles pink. The rolled rhinophores are partially retractable.
Behaviour / Habitat
Can swim by contracting its body dorsoventrally. It feeds on marine algae and seagrass and has tufts on its body which helps with its camouflage.
Our Sighting
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