Species Aplysia extraordinaria (Allan, 1932)
- Tethys extraordinaria Allan, J.K. 1932. A new genus and species of sea-slug and two new species of sea-hares from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 18(6): 314-320 [319].
- Aplysia denisoni Smith, E.A. 1884. Mollusca. pp. 34–116, 487–508, 657–659, pls 4–7. In, Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of the H.M.S. 'Alert ' 1881-2. London : British Museum Trustees, printed by Taylor & Francis. [Part I. Collections of Melanesia, pp. 34–116; Part II. Collections from the Western Indian Ocean, pp. 487–508; explanation of plates pp. 657–659].
Type data:
Status unknown, Details not provided, Port Denison, Queensland. - Aplysia cronullae Eales, N.B. 1960. Revision of the world species of Aplysia (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 5(10): 268–404.
Type data:
Holotype UZM Numbers not provided ("The largest specimen in the University Museum, Copenhagen, is designate as the holotype"), Cabbage Tree Creek, Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Aplysia extraordinaria (Allan, 1932). —
Nimbs, M.J., Willan, R.C. & Smith, S.D.A. 2017a. Is Port Stephens, eastern Australia, a global hotspot for biodiversity of Aplysiidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia)? Molluscan Research 37(1): 45-65
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Aplysia (Varria) extraordinaria (Allan, 1932). —
Eales, N.B. 1960. Revision of the world species of Aplysia (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 5(10): 268–404 [312] (subgeneric placement)
Introduction
Nimbs et al. (2017) identifies both Aplysia denisoni and Aplysia cronullae as synonyms of Aplysia extraodinaria, with the former of the two synonyms recognised as a senior synonym and the latter as a junior synonym. The World Register of Marine Species agrees with the synonymy but lists A. cronullae as an uncertain synonym and A. denisoni as a possible senior synonym.
A small individual of A. extraodinaria was reported as Aplysia sagamiana from Port Stephens, NSW by Rudman (1999); Nimbs et al. (2017) hypothesized that the variation in pigmentation was consistent with the range exhibited by a single species.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Distribution modified following maps presented in Nimbs et al. (2017) Zoological Studies 56.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
- Nimbs, M.J., Willan, R.C. & Smith, S.D.A. 2017a. Is Port Stephens, eastern Australia, a global hotspot for biodiversity of Aplysiidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia)? Molluscan Research 37(1): 45-65 [46, 49, Fig. 2B-C]
- Nimbs, M.J., Willan R.C. & Smith S.D.A. 2017b. A Historical Summary of the Distribution and Diet of Australian Sea Hares (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Aplysiidae). Zoological Studies 56: 35
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Rudman, W.B. 1999. Aplysia sagamiana Baba, 1949. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=aplysaga. (Incorrect identification)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 | APLYSIOIDEA Lamarck, 1809 | 07-Aug-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Oct-2018 | HETEROBRANCHIA | 29-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 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 | ||
| 24-Mar-2011 | (import) |