COMMON NAME: Eared Sea Hare
LOCAL NAME: Bah-bahan (Waray-waray)
CLASSIFICATION
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Opisthobranchia
Family: Aplysiidae
Genus: Dolabella
Species: Dolabella auricularia
DISTRIBUTION
Indian Ocean, Western and Northwest Pacific, Philippines
REMARKS:
Inner shell has a typical earlike form; gives off purple ink when disturbed; crawls on seagrass beds at night; unarmed penis; eggs are large tangled mass, surround seaweeds and form an extremely long thin ribbon that could be "unwoven". These eggs are edible.
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COMMON NAMES: Bush Coral
LOCAL NAMES: Kural (Waray)
CLASSIFICATION
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Pocilloporidae
Genus: Seriatopora
Species: Seriatopora hystrix
DISTRIBUTION
Philippines
REMARKS:
This species is called the ‘bush coral’ due to its bushy appearance. The species is endemic to the Philippines and is also declared a rare species nationally. It is also a source for prospective anti-cancer drugs.
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