Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Opisthobranchia > Order Anaspidea > Superfamily Aplysioidea > Family Aplysiidae > Genus Aplysia

Aplysia depilans Gmelin, 1791

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Aplysia*	Linnaeus, 1767	accepted genus name
*Laplysia*	Linnaeus, 1767	orthographic variant
*Laplysia*	Linnaeus, 1767	synonym

Species group names

*Aplysia juliana var. quoyana*	Engel & Eales, 1957	synonym
*Aplysia leporina*	Delle Chiaje, 1828	synonym
*Aplysia major*	Lankester, 1875	synonym
*Aplysia melanopus*	Couch, 1870	synonym
*Aplysia petersoni*	Gray J.E., 1828	synonym
*Aplysia poli*	Delle Chiaje, 1824	synonym
*Aplysia poliana*	Delle Chiaje, 1824	synonym
*Aplysia sandvichensis*	Sowerby G.B. II, 1869	synonym
*Aplysia woodi*	Bergh, 1908	synonym
*Dolabella fragilis*	Lamarck, 1822	synonym
*Dolabella laevis*	de Blainville, 1819	synonym
*Dolabella lepus*	Risso, 1826	synonym
*Syphonota bipes*	Pease, 1860	synonym
*Tethys capensis*	O'Donoghue, 1929	synonym

Literature

original description	Gmelin, J.F. (1791) Vermes. In Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Editio Decima Tertia, Aucta Reformata. Tome 1, Pars 6 (Vermes). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig], pp. 3021-3910.
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (314 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Aplysia depilans. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138754