Species Aplysia gigantea Sowerby, 1869

Museums

Regional Maps

• Aplysia gigantea Sowerby, G.B. II 1869. Monograph of the genus Aplysia. pls 1-10 in Reeve, L. (ed.). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 17 pls 1-10 (plates only).

 

Introduction

Aplysia tasmanica (from Tasmania) was listed as the only synonymy of Aplysia gigantea by Eales (1960). However, Nimbs et al. (2017) does not appear to recognise the synonymy, identifying A. gigantea as occurring exclusively on the Western Coast of Australia. The World Register of Marine Species notes that the validity of Aplysia tasmanica as uncertain and requires further assessment.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Distribution modified following maps presented in Nimbs et al. (2017) Zoological Studies 56.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

General References

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

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

Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1993. Sea Slugs of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 184 pp. [43]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023	APLYSIOIDEA Lamarck, 1809	27-Jul-2023	MODIFIED
03-Oct-2018	HETEROBRANCHIA	29-May-2018	MODIFIED	Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri
11-Jan-2016	OPISTHOBRANCHIA	23-Jun-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Robin Wilson
25-Mar-2011		25-Mar-2011	MOVED
25-Mar-2011		25-Mar-2011	MOVED
		24-Mar-2011	(import)