Akera bullata

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Akera bullata
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drawing of Akera bullata
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Shell of Akera bullata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Aplysiida
Superfamily: Akeroidea
Family: Akeridae
Genus: Akera
Species:
A. bullata
Binomial name
Akera bullata
Synonyms
  • Possibly Aaera bullata [2] [3]
  • Acera bullata(Müller O.F., 1776) [4]
  • Acera elegansLocard, 1886
  • Aceras elegansLocard, 1886
  • Akera flexilisBrown, 1844
  • Bulla akeraGmelin, 1791
  • Bulla elasticaDanilo & Sandri, 1856
  • Bulla farraniNorman, 1890
  • Bulla fragilisLamarck, 1822
  • Bulla hanleyiAdams A. in Sowerby G.B. II, 1850
  • Bulla norwegicaBruguière, 1792
  • Bulla resiliensDonovan, 1801
  • Eucampe donovaniLeach, 1847 (substitute name for Bulla akera)

Akera bullata, named the royal flush sea slug, [5] is a species of sea snail (or sea slug), a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Akeridae, a family that is related to the sea hares. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] This species is the only European representative of the genus Akera .

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Distribution

This species occurs from Norway to the Canaries, and also in the Mediterranean. [13] [14] [15]

Ecology

This is a herbivorous bottom dweller (up to 370 m deep), which feeds on seagrasses in the genera Zostera and Posidonia .[ citation needed ]

Description

The body of this sea hare can reach a maximum length of about 6 cm. Its coloration varies from gray to orange, often with white or dark specks. The shell is fragile, smooth, and can be either white or brown. This sea hare is not an agile swimmer. When disturbed, it uses its broad parapodia — fleshy protrusions held together in a funnel shape above the head — to paddle away. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

Synonyms

Acera bullata is an orthographic variant [4] with considerable currency.

The NLBIF lists a large number of synonyms in addition to the above; including: Bulla akera (Gmelin, J.F., 1791), [24] Bulla norwegica (Bruguière, J.G., 1789), [24] Bulla canaliculata (Olivi, 1792), Bulla resiliens (Donovan, E., 1801), [24] Bulla fragilis (Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822), [24] Akera flexilis (Brown, 1844), Bulla hanleyi (Adams A. in Sowerby G.B. II, 1850/1855), [24] Eucampe donovani (Leach, W.E., 1852), [24] Bulla elastica (Sandri & Danilo, 1856), Acera bullata var. nana (Jeffreys, 1867), Acera elegans (Locard, 1886), Bulla farrani (Norman, 1890), Bulla globosa (Cantraine, F.J., 1840), [24] [25] Akera tenuis (Brusina, S., 1866) [24] and Akera farrani (Winckworth, R., 1932). [22] [24] [26] [27]

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