Phyllaplysia
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Phyllaplysia is a genus of sea slugs, specifically sea hare
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Aplysiidae
, the sea hares.
Some authors place this genus in a separate family, Dolabriferidae.
Sea hare
The clade Aplysiomorpha, commonly known as Sea hares or Sea Bags , are medium-sized to very large Opisthobranchia with a soft internal shell made of protein...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Aplysiidae
Aplysiidae
The superfamily Aplysioidea is a superfamily of mostly rather large sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Aplysiomorpha within the informal group Opisthobranchia.This superfamily contains only one family, the Aplysiidae; the sea hares...
, the sea hares.
Some authors place this genus in a separate family, Dolabriferidae.
Species
Species within the genus Phyllaplysia include:- Phyllaplysia engeli Marcus, 1955
- Distribution : tropical waters of the Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. - Length : 5 mm
- Distribution : tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean
- Phyllaplysia padinae Williams & Gosliner, 1973
- Distribution : in bays and estuaries of the Gulf of CaliforniaGulf of CaliforniaThe Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland...
. - Length : 45 mm
- Color : greenish with white spots
- Distribution : in bays and estuaries of the Gulf of California
- Phyllaplysia smaragda K.B. Clark, 1977 or Emerald Leaf Slug
- Distribution : along FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
's Atlantic Coast - Description : feeds on algae growing on the seagrassSeagrassSeagrasses are flowering plants from one of four plant families , all in the order Alismatales , which grow in marine, fully saline environments.-Ecology:...
Syringodium. Discovered in 1970 and not been seen since 1982. It is now reported extinct, even if it was never listed on the Endangered Species ActEndangered Species ActThe Endangered Species Act of 1973 is one of the dozens of United States environmental laws passed in the 1970s. Signed into law by President Richard Nixon on December 28, 1973, it was designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and...
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- Distribution : along Florida
- Phyllaplysia tayloriPhyllaplysia tayloriPhyllaplysia taylori, synonym Phyllaplysia zostericola, common names the "eelgrass sea hare" and "Taylor's sea hare", is a species of sea slug, specifically a sea hare, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares....
Dall, 1900 Taylor’s sea hare or eelgrass sea hare
