Aplysiopsis formosa Pruvot-Fol, 1953
WoRMS Taxonomic Information
Current accepted name: Aplysiopsis formosa Pruvot-Fol, 1953
Current classification
| Superdomain | Biota |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Subclass | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass | Euthyneura |
| Subterclass | Tectipleura |
| Superorder | Sacoglossa |
| Superfamily | Plakobranchoidea |
| Family | Hermaeidae |
| Genus | Aplysiopsis |
| Species | Aplysiopsis formosa Pruvot-Fol, 1953 |
- Aplysiopsis zebra K. B. Clark, 1982
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Aplysiopsis. From Greek “aplysia” dirty, sponge + “opsis”, looks like. That looks like dirty.
- Formosa. From Latin “formosus”, beautiful, of beautiful shape.
Distribution
Known georeferenced records of the species: Aplysiopsis formosa
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Abundance
| Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Month
This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Aplysiopsis formosa based on our own records.
More pictures
Aplysiopsis formosa @ Faial, Azores
Aplysiopsis formosa @ Gran Canaria by Mario Matute
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) "Aplysiopsis formosa" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 21/02/2015. Accessed: 07/09/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=18274)
