Aplysia argus

Aplysia argus is a species of gastropod mollusc in the genus Aplysia, native to the Indo-Pacific region.

Spotted sea hare
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)

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
  1. 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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