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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)
  • Family: Aplysiidae

  • Aplysia argus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830
    Animal 400mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic, Intertidal
    All tropical seas. Kermadec Islands, North east North Island to Hauraki Gulf, from 5m
  • Aplysia extraordinaria (Allan, 1932)
    Animal 400mm
    Sea Hare, Marine, Native - Non-endemic, An active swimmer, vigorously flapping its large parapodia and flexing its body up and down
    Eastern Australia. Kermadec Islands, North east North Island to Leigh and Great Barrier Island, from 15m
  • Aplysia juliana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
    Animal 300mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic, Intertidal and shallow subtidal
    All tropical and temperate seas. North, South and Stewart Islands, from 3m
  • Aplysia keraudreni Rang, 1828
    Animal 250mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic, Low tide
    SW Pacific Ocean and Eastern Australia. North, South and Stewart Islands, from 5m
  • Aplysia concava G.B. Sowerby I, 1833
    Animal 75mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic, Intertidal
    Southwest Pacific. North and South Islands, and Australia, from 40m
  • Aplysia sagamiana Baba, 1949
    Animal 350mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    South east Australia, Japan. Poor Knights Islands
  • Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817
    Animal 120mm
    Ragged Sea Hare, Marine, Native - Non-endemic, Intertidal. No internal shell
    All tropical and temperate seas. North-east North Island, from 10m
  • Dolabrifera brazieri G.B. Sowerby II, 1870
    Length 16mm, Width 7mm. Animal 100mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic, Intertidal
    South eastern Australia. Kermadec Islands, North east North Island to Leigh, from 11m
  • Stylocheilus longicauda (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
    Animal 75mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic, Intertidal. Shell absent
    All tropical and warmer temperate seas. North-east North Island to Hauraki Gulf, from 30m
  • Stylocheilus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
    Marine, Intertid
    Circum-tropical (Indo-West Pacific and Atlantic)
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