Aplysia argus
| Spotted sea hare | |
|---|---|
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| Aplysia argus in Réunion. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Euopisthobranchia clade Aplysiomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Aplysioidea |
| Family: | Aplysiidae |
| Genus: | Aplysia |
| Species: | A. argus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aplysia argus (J.G.Cooper, 1863) | |
Aplysia argus is a species of gastropod mollusc in the genus Aplysia, native to the Indo-Pacific region.
Description
This species has long been confused with Aplysia dactylomela (living in the Atlantic Ocean) because they are morphologically very similar, but genetic studies have shown that those found in the Indo-Pacific are indeed a distinct species [1]
Taxonomic references
- Aplysia argus . Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- " Aplysia dactylomela ". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
- " Aplysia argus ". Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer (UBIO).
References
- ↑ Alexander, and Valdés (2013). The ring doesn’t mean a thing: Molecular data suggests a new taxonomy for two Pacific species of sea hares (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia, Aplysiidae). Pacific Science 67: 283–294.
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