Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

Family Aplysiidae. <i>Aplysia parvula</i>. (from Beesley, Ross & Wells 1998) [L. Newman]

Family Aplysiidae. Aplysia parvula. (from Beesley, Ross & Wells 1998) [L. Newman]

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Family APLYSIIDAE Lamarck, 1809

  • Aplysiidae Lamarck, 1809.
    Type genus:
     Aplysia Linnaeus, 1767.

 

Introduction

Shell internal or absent. Temperate Australian species all have narrower head end, bulbous visceral mass posteriorly, smooth, tuberculate or papillate bodies, and discharge pigmented repugnant fluids upon disturbance or handling. Compiled from Burn (in press).

The central NSW coast is possibly the most speciose region for aplysiids globally (Nimbs et al 2017)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023 APLYSIOIDEA Lamarck, 1809 01-Aug-2022 MODIFIED
11-Jan-2016 OPISTHOBRANCHIA 14-May-2014 MODIFIED Dr Robin Wilson
25-Mar-2011 25-Mar-2011 MOVED
25-Mar-2011 25-Mar-2011 MOVED
25-Mar-2011 MODIFIED