Species List for Family: Aplysiidae
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Euthyneura (Infraclass) > Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Aplysiida (Order) > Aplysioidea (Superfamily) >
Aplysiidae (Family)

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Aplysia argus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830
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Aplysia dactylomela of authors not Rang
Height 40mm, Length 400mm (animal), Marine
Northland. Worldwide in warm seas
KA Aplysia extraordinaria (Allan, 1932)
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Aplysia (Varria) extraordinaria (Allan, 1932) accepted, alternate representation, =
Aplysia cronullae Eales, 1960, =
Aplysia denisoni E.A. Smith, 1884, =
Tethys extraordinaria Allan, 1932
Length 400mm (animal), Sea Hare, Marine, An active swimmer, vigorously flapping its large parapodia and flexing its body up and down
Kermadec Islands. Several specimens seen subtidally down to 30 metres in sand and fine gravel. Great Barrier Island below low tide
KA Aplysia juliana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
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Aplysia brunnea Hutton, 1875
Length 300mm (animal), Marine
North, South and Stewart Island. Intertidal and shallow subtidal. Also widespread in Pacific Ocean
ACF Aplysia keraudreni Rang, 1828
Height 70mm, Width 52mm, Length 250mm (animal), Marine
North and South Islands. Also Society Islands
ACF Aplysia parvula Mörch, 1863
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Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) parvula Mörch, 1863 accepted, alternate representation, =
Aplysia australiana Clessin, 1899, =
Aplysia spuria Krauss, 1848
Height 29mm, Width 17mm, Length 75mm (animal), Marine
North and South Island. Worldwide tropical
KACF Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
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Aclesia glauca Cheeseman, 1878, =
Aplysia bursatella Rang, 1834
Length 120mm (animal), Ragged Sea Hare, Marine, No internal shell
North Island
A Dolabrifera brazieri G.B. Sowerby II, 1870
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Dolabrifera jacksoniensis Pilsbry, 1896
Height 16mm, Width 7mm, Length 100mm (animal), Marine
Northland east coast. Also New South Wales, Australia and Kermadec Islands
KA Stylocheilus longicauda (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
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Aplysia citrina Rang, 1828, =
Aplysia longicauda Quoy & Gaimard, 1825, =
Aplysia nudata Rang, 1828, =
Stylocheilus citrinus (Rang, 1828)
Length 75mm (animal), Marine, Shell absent. Slimmer body and longer tail than
Bursatella leachiiNorthland, low intertidal. Also New South Wales, Australia and Lord Howe Island, intertidal to subtidal down to at least 27 metres
A Stylocheilus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
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Aclesia polyomma (Mörch, 1863), =
Aplysia striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832, =
Notarchus lineolatus Stimpson, 1855, =
Notarchus stimpsoni Pilsbry, 1896, =
Stylocheilus lineolatus Gould, 1852, =
Stylocheilus quercinus Gould, 1852
Marine
Circum-tropical (Indo-West Pacific and Atlantic)
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