typhlonectes:This little invertebrate is a Taylor’s Sea Hare! These bright green sea slugs, Phyllapl
typhlonectes:This little invertebrate is a Taylor’s Sea Hare! These bright green sea slugs, Phyllaplysia zostericola, can be spotted on eel grass in West Coast sanctuaries like Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. It grazes on epiphytes that settle on Eel Grass (Zostera) blades, such as sponges and diatoms.Photograph: Jennifer Stock/NOAAvia: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries -- source link