Aplysia extraordinaria, common name the "extraordinary sea hare", is a very large species of sea slug, more specifically a sea hare, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.[1] Its distribution includes the coast off of eastern Australia, northern New Zealand, and possibly a wider range.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Clade: | Anaspidea |
| Superfamily: | Aplysioidea |
| Family: | Aplysiidae |
| Genus: | Aplysia |
| Species: | A. extraordinaria
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| Aplysia extraordinaria (Allan, 1932)
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It is most likely the same species as Aplysia gigantea which is found off of the western coast of Australia, but this has yet to be confirmed.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2011). Aplysia extraordinaria (Allan, 1932). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=568187 on 2012-03-31
- ^ a b Rudman, William (2010-07-15). "The Sea Slug Forum - Aplysia extraordinaria". Sea Slug Forum. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- Bebbington A. (1977) Aplysiid species from Eastern Australia with notes on the Pacific Ocean Aplysiomorpha (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia). Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 34: 87-147
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
Further reading edit
- Hamatani I. & Baba, K. (2003). "A New Record of Aplysia (Varria) extraordinaria (Allan, 1932) (Opisthobranchia: Anaspidea) from Suruga Bay, Japan".
External links edit
- Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
- Nimbs M. J., Willan R. C. & Smith S. D. A. (2017). Is Port Stephens, eastern Australia, a global hotspot for biodiversity of Aplysiidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia)?. Molluscan Research. 37(1): 47-65
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