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Species Aplysia argus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830

Introduction

Genetic and morphological analyses conducted by Alexander & Valdés (2013) revealed that Caribbean specimens of Aplysia dactylomela were distinct from specimens from the Indo-Pacific reported as the same species. As the name A. dactylomela was proposed for Atlantic specimens, Aplysia argus (as the oldest available name) was reinstated for Indo-Pacific specimens previously identified as A. dactylomela.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Distribution modified following maps presented in Nimbs et al. (2017b)


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

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 27-Jul-2023 MODIFIED
HETEROBRANCHIA 29-May-2018 ADDED Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri