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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)
> Bursatella (Genus)
> leachii (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Aclesia Rang, 1828
=Barnardaclesia Eales & Engel, 1935
=Notarchus (Bursatella) Blainville, 1817
=Ramosaclesia Iredale, 1929
Synonymised Names:
=Aclesia glauca Cheeseman, 1878
=Aplysia bursatella Rang, 1834
Images: Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
In shallow sandy pools at low tide, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. ~150mm. © rights reserved
In shallow sandy rock pools at low tide, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 50-60mm. © rights reserved
From low tide, north of Auckland, NZ. 80-100mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
APLYSIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Aplysiida (Order)
> Aplysioidea (Superfamily)
> Aplysiidae (Family)
> Bursatella (Genus)
> leachii (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Aclesia Rang, 1828
=Barnardaclesia Eales & Engel, 1935
=Notarchus (Bursatella) Blainville, 1817
=Ramosaclesia Iredale, 1929
Synonymised Names:
=Aclesia glauca Cheeseman, 1878
=Aplysia bursatella Rang, 1834
Details: Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
Size/Grows to:
Animal 120mm
Distribution:
All tropical and temperate seas. North-east North Island, from 10m
Notes:
Ragged Sea Hare, Marine, Native - Non-endemic, Intertidal. No internal shell
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.59)
  • Willan, R.C., Morton, J.E. 1984 Opisthobranchia, Marine Molluscs, University of Auckland, Leigh Marine Laboratory, 2 (p.35)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.282)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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