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Taxonomy
Family:
APLYSIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Aplysiida (Order)
> Aplysioidea (Superfamily)
> Aplysiidae (Family)
> Aplysia (Genus)
> juliana (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Aplysia (Aplysia) Linnaeus, 1767 accepted, alternate representation
=Aplysia (Metaplysia) Pilsbry, 1951
=Aplysia (Neaplysia) J.G. Cooper, 1863 accepted, alternate representation
=Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) Engel, 1936 accepted, alternate representation
=Aplysia (Subaplysia) M. Medina, T. Collins & Walsh, 2005
=Aplysia (Tullia) Pruvot-Fol, 1933 accepted, alternate representation
=Aplysia (Varria) Eales, 1960 accepted, alternate representation
=Aplysiopsis Bergh, 1898
=Laplysia Linnaeus, 1767
=Phyllobranchopsis Eliot, 1905
=Pruvotaplysia Engel, 1936
=Tullia Pruvot-Fol, 1933
=Varria Eales, 1960
Synonymised Names:
=Aplysia brunnea Hutton, 1875
Images: Aplysia juliana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
In large rock pools among seaweed, Tapotupotu Bay, Far North, NZ. ~180-200 mm
In large rock pools among seaweed, Tapotupotu Bay, Far North, NZ. ~180-200 mm
In large rock pools among seaweed, Tapotupotu Bay, Far North, NZ. ~180-200 mm
Taxonomy
Family:
APLYSIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Aplysiida (Order)
> Aplysioidea (Superfamily)
> Aplysiidae (Family)
> Aplysia (Genus)
> juliana (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Aplysia (Aplysia) Linnaeus, 1767 accepted, alternate representation
=Aplysia (Metaplysia) Pilsbry, 1951
=Aplysia (Neaplysia) J.G. Cooper, 1863 accepted, alternate representation
=Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) Engel, 1936 accepted, alternate representation
=Aplysia (Subaplysia) M. Medina, T. Collins & Walsh, 2005
=Aplysia (Tullia) Pruvot-Fol, 1933 accepted, alternate representation
=Aplysia (Varria) Eales, 1960 accepted, alternate representation
=Aplysiopsis Bergh, 1898
=Laplysia Linnaeus, 1767
=Phyllobranchopsis Eliot, 1905
=Pruvotaplysia Engel, 1936
=Tullia Pruvot-Fol, 1933
=Varria Eales, 1960
Synonymised Names:
=Aplysia brunnea Hutton, 1875
Details: Aplysia juliana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Size/Grows to:
Animal 300mm
Distribution:
North, South and Stewart Island. Intertidal and shallow subtidal. Also widespread in Pacific Ocean
Geographical Range:
ACF
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Morley, M.S., Hayward, B.W. 2015 Intertidal records of 'sea slugs' (nudibranchs and allied opisthobranch gastropods) from northern North Island, New Zealand, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 50 (p.58)
  • Willan, R.C., Morton, J.E. 1984 Opisthobranchia, Marine Molluscs, University of Auckland, Leigh Marine Laboratory, 2 (p.34)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.280)

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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