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Syphonota geographica

Syphonota geographica (Adams & Reeve, 1850)

Siphonota geographica by Gianni Neto

WoRMS Taxonomic Information

Current accepted name: Syphonota geographica (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)

Current classification

SuperdomainBiota
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassHeterobranchia
InfraclassEuthyneura
SubterclassTectipleura
OrderAplysiida
SuperfamilyAplysioidea
FamilyAplysiidae
SubfamilyDolabriferinae
GenusSyphonota
SpeciesSyphonota geographica (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)

Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [370566]

Synonyms

  • Aplysia geographica (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  • Aplysia piperata Smith E.A., 1884 
  • Aplysia scripta Bergh, 1905
  • Paraplysia geographica (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  • Siphonotus geographicus A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 (original)

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Geographica. Map-like. From the map-like nature of the pattern on its body, seen in many specimens.

Distribution
Alien species.

Known georeferenced records of the species: Syphonota geographica
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 Syphonota geographica based on our own records.

More pictures

Siphonota geographica mating by Gianni Neto
Siphonota geographica by Gianni Neto
Syphonota geografica by Arya Widhi (Indonesia)
Syphonota geografica by Arya Widhi (Indonesia)

Bibliography

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    Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.

Further reading

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Syphonota geographica" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 17/09/2014. Accessed: 07/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=14496)