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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
In shallow sandy rock pools at low tide, Henderson Bay, Far North, NZ. 50-60mm
From low tide, north of Auckland, NZ. 80-100mm
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:
North Island
Geographical Range:
A
Notes:
Ragged Sea Hare, Marine, 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)

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
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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