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Aplysia dactylomela Rang 1828

Black-tailed or Green-spotted sea hare



Gillian Lawrence (2011)

 

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Morphology

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Ecology

Local Distribution and Habitats


Biogeographical Distribution


Invasive Potential


Biology

Life history


Feeding


Defense


Locomotion


Scientific significance

Use as a model organism


Conservation

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APPLETON, D. R., BABCOCK, R. C. & COPP, B. R. 2001. Novel tryptophan-derived dipeptides and bioactive metabolites from the sea hare Aplysia dactylomela. Tetrahedron, 57, 10181-10189.

CAREFOOT, T. H. 1987. Aplysia: its biology and ecology. Oceanography and Marine Biology, 25, 167.

CAREFOOT, T. H., KARENTZ, D., PENNINGS, S. C. & YOUNG, C. L. 2000. Distribution of mycosporine-like amino acids in the sea hare Aplysia dactylomela: effect of diet on amounts and types sequestered over time in tissues and spawn. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Endocrinology, 126, 91-104.

ÇINAR, M.E., BILECENOGIU, M. ÖZTÜRK, B & CAN, A. 2006. New records of alien spp. on the Lenenhine Coast of Turkey, Aquatic Invasions, 1, 2, 84-90.

EALES, N. B. 1960. Revision of the world species of Aplysia (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), 5, 10.

KRIEGSTEIN, A.R, CASTELLUCCI, V. & KANDEL, E.R. 1974. Metamorphosis of Aplysia californica in Laboratory culture. Proceeding of the Natural Academy of Science USA, 7, 9 , 3654-3658.

MARSHALL, J. G. & WILLAN, R. C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef: a survey of the Opisthobranchia (sea slugs) of Heron and Wistari Reefs, Backhuys.

MOORE, J. 2006. An introduction to the invertebrates, 2nd edition, New Hall, Cambridge University Press, 130.

Ruppert EE, Fox RS & Barnes RD, 2004, Invertrbrate Zooloogy: A functional Evolutionary Approach, 7th edn, Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA, USA CHAPTER 10 PAGE 226-244

TONY, D. 1982. The ink of Aplysia dactylomela (Rang, 1828) (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) and its role as a defensive mechanism. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 57, 169-180.

 

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