Species List for Genus: Aplysia
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Euthyneura (Infraclass) > Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Aplysiida (Order) > Aplysioidea (Superfamily) > Aplysiidae (Family) > Aplysia (Genus)
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- Aplysia argus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830
Height 40mm, Length 400mm (animal)
Marine
Northland. Worldwide in warm seas
KA
- Aplysia 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)
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
Height 29mm, Width 17mm, Length 75mm (animal)
Marine
North and South Island. Worldwide tropical
KACF
Key to 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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