{"product_id":"dolabella-auricularia-m-l","title":"Dolabella  auricularia M\\L","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDolabella auricularia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e, commonly known as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ewedge sea hare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eblunt-end sea hare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e, is a large species of marine sea slug belonging to the family Aplysiidae. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMorphology \u0026amp; Physical Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Grows up to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e40 to 50 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e (16–20 inches) in length. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eBody Shape:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Features a narrow, blunt head with rabbit-ear-like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003erhinophores\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e (tentacles), widening toward the rear into a distinct, sloping, flattened disc-like shield on the posterior surface. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eTexture \u0026amp; Color:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e The body is mottled in shades of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003egreen and brown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e for camouflage, covered in soft pustules, warts, or skin papillae giving it a shaggy, knob-like appearance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eShell:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Possesses a small, vestigial, ear-shaped internal calcareous shell. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eDefense:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Ejects a copious amount of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003epurple ink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e from its exhalant siphon when disturbed or threatened. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHabitat \u0026amp; Distribution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eGeographic Range:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Widely distributed throughout the tropical \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eIndo-West Pacific\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e region, including the Red Sea, East Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia (such as the Philippines), Hawaii, and northern Australia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eEnvironment:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Found in shallow, sheltered bays, lagoons, inner reef flats, seagrass beds, sandy or muddy bottoms, and intertidal rock pools (typically from the surface down to about 20 meters depth). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiet \u0026amp; 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