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Aplysia depilans Gmelin, 1791

138754 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138754)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Gastropoda
  5. Heterobranchia
  6. Euthyneura
  7. Tectipleura
  8. Aplysiida
  9. Aplysioidea
  10. Aplysiidae
  11. Aplysiinae
  12. Aplysia
  13. Aplysia depilans
accepted
Species
Aplysia Linnaeus, 1767
Aplysia Linnaeus, 1767
Aplysia leporina Delle Chiaje, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aplysia major Lankester, 1875 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonym)
Aplysia melanopus Couch, 1870 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aplysia petersonii J. E. Gray, 1828 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Aplysia poli Delle Chiaje, 1824 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aplysia poliana [sic] · unaccepted (subsequent spelling of Aplysia...)  
subsequent spelling of Aplysia poli Delle Chiaje, 1824
Dolabella fragilis Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted (synonym)
Dolabella laevis Blainville, 1819 · unaccepted (synonym)
Dolabella lepus Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3103 [details] OpenAccess publication
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 200: validated under the plenary powers, specific name of type species of Aplysia (emendation of Laplysia)...  
Nomenclature ICZN opinion 200: validated under the plenary powers, specific name of type species of Aplysia (emendation of Laplysia) Linnaeus, 1767 ] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aplysia depilans Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138754 on 2026-08-29
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Aplysia depilans Gmelin, 1791. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138754 on 2026-08-29
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2024-08-31 06:14:47Z
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Vinarski, Maxim

original description Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3103 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Dolabella laevis Blainville, 1819) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1825). Dolabelle, <i>Dolabella</i> (Malacoz.), pp. 394-396, in: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 13. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris, & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23026791
page(s): 395 [details] 

original description (of Aplysia melanopus Couch, 1870) Couch J. (1870). Description of a new British mollusk, <i>Aplysia melanopus</i>. <i>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1870) 2</i>: 173-175 [novembre] [details] 

original description (of Aplysia poli Delle Chiaje, 1824) Delle Chiaje S. 1824. Sunto del fascicolo III° e IVº delle memorie su la storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del regno di Napoli.. <i>Napoli : Societa' Tipografica </i>: (III) p. i-iv, 1-28; (IV) p. 1-24., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=GBAAAAAAQAAJ
page(s): 8 [details] 

original description (of Aplysia leporina Delle Chiaje, 1828) Delle Chiaje S. 1828. Descrizione ed anatomia delle Aplisie. <i>Atti del Real Istituto d'Incoraggiamento alle Scienze Naturali di Napoli</i>, 4: 25-75, pl. 2-5, available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=v2kVAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA25
page(s): 71 [details] 

original description (of Aplysia petersonii J. E. Gray, 1828) Gray, J. E. (1828-1830). <i>Spicilegia zoologica; or, original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals</i>. Treüttel, Würtz & Co. & Wood. Parts I & II: part I, 1–8, pls. 1–6 (1 July 1828); part II, 9–12, pls. 7–11 (August 1830). , available online at https://archive.org/details/b22007556/page/n3/mode/2up
page(s): 4 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Dolabella fragilis Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 2me partie, 232 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13181853
page(s): 42 [details] 

original description (of Aplysia major Lankester, 1875) Lankester, E. R. (1875). Contributions to the developmental history of the Mollusca. <em>London, Published for the Royal Society by Trübner.</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11597188
page(s): 13 [details] 

original description (of Dolabella lepus Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 44 pl. 1 fig. 1-2 [details] OpenAccess publication

redescription Cunha C.M. & Simone L.R.L. (2018). Morphological re-description of <i>Aplysia depilans</i> (Gastropoda: Anaspidea): new insights into the anatomy of the anaspideans. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 1-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315418000528 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Martínez E. & Ortea J. (1990). Moluscos opistobranquios de Cabo Verde: Anaspidea (Aplysiomorpha). <em>Publicações Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia.</em> 15: 17-42. [details] 
 
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Nomenclature ICZN opinion 200: validated under the plenary powers, specific name of type species of Aplysia (emendation of Laplysia) Linnaeus, 1767 ] [details]
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Aplysia melanopus Couch, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (350 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aplysia depilans) 
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins) 
To Malacopics (Aplysia depilans Gmelin, 1791 Guernsey, Herm) 
To Malacopics (Aplysia depilans Gmelin, 1791 Spain) 
To Marine Heterobranchia (Salento Sommerso) 
To OPK Opistobranquis 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia leporina Delle Chiaje, 1828)
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia major Lankester, 1875)
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia melanopus Couch, 1870)
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia petersonii J. E. Gray, 1828)
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia poli Delle Chiaje, 1824)
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia poliana [sic])
To PESI (from synonym Dolabella fragilis Lamarck, 1822)
To PESI (from synonym Dolabella laevis Blainville, 1819)
To PESI (from synonym Dolabella lepus Risso, 1826)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) 
To ITIS
Unreviewed