Aplysia
creator: Gofas, Serge
creator: Bouchet, Philippe
date: 2026-08-25
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Aplysia Linnaeus, 1767
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Aplysia Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137654 on 2026-08-25
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2026-06-15T19:00:18Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Aplysia Linnaeus, 1767
class: Gastropoda
family: Aplysiidae
genus: Aplysia
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767].
name published in: Bergh, L. S. R. (1898). Die Opisthobranchier der Sammlung Plate. Zoologische Jahrbücher Supplement. 4(3):481-582, pls. 28-33.
name published in: Cockerell, T. D. A. & Eliot, C. (1905). Notes on a collection of Californian nudibranchs. The Journal of Malacology. 12(3): 31-53, pls 7-8.
name published in: Cooper J.G. (1863). On new or rare Mollusca inhabiting the coast of California.— No. II. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. ser. 1, 3: 56–60.
name published in: Eales, N. B. (1960). Revision of the world species of Aplysia. Bulletin of the British Museum, Natural History (Zoology. 5(10): 267-404.
name published in: Engel, H. (1936). Über westindische Aplysiidae und Verwandten anderer Gebiete. Capita Zoologica. 8(1): 1-76.
name published in: Medina M., Collins T. & Walsh P.J. (2005). Phylogeny of sea hares in the Aplysia clade based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Bulletin of Marine Science. 76(3): 691-698.
name published in: Pilsbry, H. A. (1951). Aplysia badistes, a peculiar Floridan sea-hare. Notulae Naturae. 240: 1-6.
name published in year: 1767
name published in year: 1898
name published in year: 1905
name published in year: 1863
name published in year: 1960
name published in year: 1936
name published in year: 2005
name published in year: 1951
order: Aplysiida
parent name usage ID: 411924
phylum: Mollusca
scientific name authorship: Linnaeus, 1767
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted