Aplysia depilans Gmelin, 1791
English Channel to Gulf of Guinea, Madeira into Mediterranean. Grazer in the upper infralittoral, often in intertidal grounds. The animal can reach 30cm in length. Synonyms: fragilis, laevis, leporina, lepus, major, melanopus, petersoni, polii…

Above: internal shell of an adult.
Cubelles, Tarragona, Catalunya, NE. Spain. 32mm.
A specimen pictured at low tide in the channel behind the Barra de San Luis, Ria Formosa, Faro, Algarve, S. Portugal.
Original picture: C. B. de los Santos for iNaturalist.
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Callelongue inlet, Les Goudes, south of Marseille, Provence, S. France. Original picture: slebris for gbif.org.
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