Aplysia dactylomela
Rang,
1828 (Sea Slug)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Image copyrights: Bill Rudman
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Anaspidea |
| Family: | Aplysiidae |
Image copyrights: Bill Rudman
Description
Size: Max length 40.0 cm TL (male)
Color: Color variation with relatively thin black lines and rings.
Characterised by relatively tough, leathery parapodia and large dark or black rings, and blackish reticulate lines. Black markings on both the outside and inside of the parapodia.
Size: Max length 40.0 cm TL (male)
Color: Color variation with relatively thin black lines and rings.
Characterised by relatively tough, leathery parapodia and large dark or black rings, and blackish reticulate lines. Black markings on both the outside and inside of the parapodia.
Synonym (s)
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat: Benthic
Habitat: Benthic
Biogeography
• Gujarat, Dwarka INDIA
• Gujarat, Dwarka INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- Raghunathan, C; Gupta, SR; Wangikar, U and Lakhmapurkar, J (2004) A record of live corals along the Saurashtra coast of Gujarat, Arabian Sea Current Science Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences 87(8) 1131-1138 Available at - http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/oct252004/1131.pdf
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- (1998) Sea Slug Forum Australian Museum Available at - http://www.seaslugforum.net/
- Sealifebase Available at - http://www.sealifebase.org/
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