Celery Late Blight vs common sea hare

Septoria apiicola compared with Aplysia punctata

Key Differences

• Celery Late Blight is Not Evaluated while common sea hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Celery Late Blight	common sea hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)	Aplysiida (Aplysiida)
Family	Mycosphaerellaceae	Aplysiidae
Genus	Septoria	Aplysia
Species	Septoria apiicola	Aplysia punctata

Conservation Status

Celery Late Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

common sea hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Celery Late Blight	common sea hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Celery Late Blight

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

common sea hare

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Celery Late Blight

The Celery Late Blight (Septoria apiicola) is a species in the genus Septoria. Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

common sea hare

<em>Aplysia punctata</em>, the common sea hare, is a large opisthobranch sea slug in the family Aplysiidae, order Aplysiida, found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, with confirmed records from Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. This species typically inhabits shallow subtidal and intertidal zones with abundant macroalgae, feeding primarily on red and green algae — a diet that influences the color of the defensive purple ink it secretes when threatened. <em>Aplysia punctata</em> is a simultaneous hermaphrodite, capable of acting as both male and female during mating, and often forms mating chains involving multiple individuals. It can reach considerable size among European opisthobranch species, though body dimensions vary considerably with age and feeding conditions. The species is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, reflecting stable populations across its coastal range. Biological traits for this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature, including precise average data on lifespan, body length, weight, and detailed seasonal dietary patterns, though its general herbivorous feeding on macroalgae is well established.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden