Aplysia pulmonica

Aplysia pulmonica
specimen of Aplysia pulmonica (F - H)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Aplysiida
Superfamily:	Aplysioidea
Family:	Aplysiidae
Genus:	Aplysia
Species:	A. pulmonica
Binomial name
Aplysia pulmonica A. Gould, 1852
Synonyms
Tethys pulmonica(Gould, 1852) Tethys pulmonica var. tryonianaPilsbry, 1895

Aplysia pulmonica is a species of gastropod mollusc in the genus Aplysia , family Aplysiidae. ^[1]

Description

The length of the species attains 58 mm.

(Original description) This animal exhibits an oblong body form, distinctly sacciform posteriorly, where the foot extends into a short, clear caudal prolongation. The striking bronze-green coloration is coarsely reticulated with dark veins. A small siphonal aperture is present. The head is obtuse and subtly bilobate. Anterior tentacles are short and ear-shaped, contrasting with the acutely conical, faintly annulate cervical tentacles. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Samoa, Pacific Ocean.

References

1. Aplysia pulmonica A. Gould, 1852 . 8 October 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Mollusca and shells. In: United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes. Boston. 12: 1-510; atlas 1856: 1-16 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

• Bebbington, A., 1977. Aplysiid species from eastern Australia with notes on the Pacific Ocean Aplysiomorpha (Gastropoda, Opistobranchia). Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 34 1: 87-147.

External links

• Pilsbry, H.A. (1895–1896). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 1. Vol. 16: Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglajidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae. pp vii, 1-262, pls 1-74. Vol. Ser.1, v.16. Philadelphia: Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
• Eales, N.B. (1960). "Revision of the world species of Aplysia". Bulletin of the British Museum, Natural History (Zoology. 5 (10): 360. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
• Cunha, C. M.; Rosenberg, G. (2019). "Type specimens of Aplysiida (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with taxonomic remarks". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 95 (2): 370. doi: 10.3897/zse.95.33707 .
• Alexander J. & Valdés (2013). "The ring doesn't mean a thing: Molecular data suggest a new taxonomy for two Pacific species of sea hares (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia, Aplysiidae)". Pacific Science. 67 (2): 283–294. doi:10.2984/67.2.10.