Notarchus punctatus

Notarchus punctatus Philippi, 1836

Notarchus punctatus (Canarias) by Aketza Herrero by Aketza Herrero

WoRMS Taxonomic Information

Current accepted name: Notarchus punctatus R. A. Philippi, 1836

Current classification

Superdomain	Biota
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Mollusca
Class	Gastropoda
Subclass	Heterobranchia
Infraclass	Euthyneura
Subterclass	Tectipleura
Order	Aplysiida
Superfamily	Aplysioidea
Family	Aplysiidae
Subfamily	Notarchinae
Genus	Notarchus
Species	Notarchus punctatus R. A. Philippi, 1836

Synonyms

Aplysia saltator Forbes, 1844
Busiris griseus Risso, 1826
Notarchus cuvieri Delle Chiaje, 1841

Description

Biology

Etymology

Notarchus. From Greek “nôton” (back) and Latin “arcus” (arch, bend, curve), meaning “curved back”.
Punctatus. From Latin “punctus”, derived from “pungo”, to prick, puncture, stab. Also from French “ponctuée”, with spots or stains.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Notarchus punctatus

Sources:

	OBIS
	GROC 2010-2011
	Enric Madrenas
	João Pedro Silva
	Bernard Picton
	GBIF

	OPK
	VIMAR
	Manuel Ballesteros
	M@re Nostrum
	Altres fonts
	Marine Regions

Abundance

Western Mediterranean:	☆☆☆☆☆
Eastern Mediterranean:	☆☆☆☆☆
Atlantic Ocean:	☆☆☆☆☆

Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Notarchus punctatus based on our own records.

More pictures

Notarchus punctatus by Francesco Pacienza

Notarchus punctatus by Ana Lama

Notarchus punctatus (Canarias) by Aketza Herrero

Bibliography

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Steve Long, 2006

Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000

Gary McDonald, 2009

Bibliographia Nudibranchia

Further reading

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Notarchus punctatus" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 13/08/2014. Accessed: 05/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=12194)

Notarchus punctatus