WRiMS taxon details
Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
138753 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138753)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Rang, S. (1828). <i>Histoire naturelle des Aplysiens</i>. Paris: Firmin Didot. 83 pp. 24 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14983674 [details]
Type locality contained in Cape Verdean Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Cape Verdean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828. Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138753 on 2025-05-17
Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138753 on 2025-05-17
original description
Rang, S. (1828). <i>Histoire naturelle des Aplysiens</i>. Paris: Firmin Didot. 83 pp. 24 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14983674 [details]
context source (Introduced species) Valdés, Á.; Alexander, J.; Crocetta, F.; Yokeş, M. B.; Giacobbe, S.; Poursanidis, D.; Zenetos, A.; Cervera, J. L.; Caballer, M.; Galil, B.; Schembri, P. (2013). The origin and dispersal pathway of the spotted sea hare Aplysia dactylomela (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) in the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 8(4): 427-436., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2013.8.4.06 [details] Available for editors
context source (HKRMS) Tsi, C. Y. & Ma, S. T. (1982). A preliminary checklist of the marine gastropoda and Bivalvia (Mollusca) of Hong Kong and southern China. In: Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China (ed. Morton, B.), vol. 1, pp431-458. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
additional source Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California.
page(s): 47; note: material = Aplysia argus [details]
additional source 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). <i>Pacific Science</i> 67(2):283-294. , available online at https://doi.org/10.2984/67.2.10 [details]
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]
redescription Thompson, T. E. (1977). Jamaican opisthobranch molluscs I. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 43: 93-140. [details] Available for editors
context source (Introduced species) Valdés, Á.; Alexander, J.; Crocetta, F.; Yokeş, M. B.; Giacobbe, S.; Poursanidis, D.; Zenetos, A.; Cervera, J. L.; Caballer, M.; Galil, B.; Schembri, P. (2013). The origin and dispersal pathway of the spotted sea hare Aplysia dactylomela (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) in the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 8(4): 427-436., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2013.8.4.06 [details] Available for editors
context source (HKRMS) Tsi, C. Y. & Ma, S. T. (1982). A preliminary checklist of the marine gastropoda and Bivalvia (Mollusca) of Hong Kong and southern China. In: Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China (ed. Morton, B.), vol. 1, pp431-458. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
additional source Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California.
page(s): 47; note: material = Aplysia argus [details]
additional source 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). <i>Pacific Science</i> 67(2):283-294. , available online at https://doi.org/10.2984/67.2.10 [details]
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]
redescription Thompson, T. E. (1977). Jamaican opisthobranch molluscs I. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 43: 93-140. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species abundance in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Rare [details]Introduced species impact in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]
Introduced species impact in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]
Introduced species impact in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]
Introduced species impact in Adriatic Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]
Introduced species population trend in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Stable [details]
Introduced species remark In Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Range expansion [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Unknown [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Adriatic Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Unclear
origin & vector transport unclear (Rudman, 2005) but may have been transported to Montenegro by local ocean currents (Marini et al. 2010) [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Italian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Shipping [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea (Marine Region) Pathway/vector Unknown [details]
To Barcode of Life (33 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aplysia dactylomela)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 67 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura, Corralejo, live beac...
To Marine Heterobranchia (Salento Sommerso)
To OPK Opistobranquis
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aplysia dactylomela)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 67 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura, Corralejo, live beac...
To Marine Heterobranchia (Salento Sommerso)
To OPK Opistobranquis
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
