Aplysia morio (A. E. Verrill, 1901)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Order | Aplysiida | |
Superfamily | Aplysioidea | |
Family | Aplysiidae | |
Genus | Aplysia | |
Species | Aplysia morio (A. E. Verrill, 1901) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 160031). |
- Aplysia donca Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1960
- Tethys (Aplysia) morio Verrill, 1901
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Aplysia. Derived from Greek word for “dirty”.
- Morio. From Greek “moros”, silly, misshapen person.
Distribution
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References for the species: Aplysia morio
- Canarias: Ortea et al. (2001), Moro et al. (2003).
Sources: Cervera et al., 2004, Ballesteros, 2007 & 2016, McDonald, 2006 and other sources.
Abundance
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More pictures
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Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes (2012-2019) "Aplysia morio" in OPK-Opistobranquis, Published: 21/02/2015, Accessed: 24/02/2019 at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/mHPQC)