Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Aplysia juliana Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Aplysia juliana occurse in all warm waters world wide. This Sea Hare lacks the ink gland which produces the characteristic reddish purple ink. Aplysia juliana have an opaline gland that produce a milky white secretion.
This species suck itself, then extend its head and neck like a leech.It is known, that the sea hare Dolabrifera dolabrifera does the same.
The body colour is highly variable, could be brown with pale patches to a uniform black.
The yellowish-brown egg mass is usually on underside of rocks.
Aplysia juliana feeds usually on algae.
Synonymised names
Aplysia (Metaplysia) badistes Pilsbry, 1951 · unaccepted
Aplysia brunnea F. W. Hutton, 1875 · unaccepted
Aplysia hamiltoni T. W. Kirk, 1882 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Aplysia juliana var. quoyana Engel & Eales, 1957 · unaccepted
Aplysia petiti Risbec, 1929 · unaccepted
Aplysia sandvichensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1869 · unaccepted
Aplysia sibogae Bergh, 1905 · unaccepted
Aplysia woodi Bergh, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)
Syphonota bipes Pease, 1860 · unaccepted
Tethys capensis O'Donoghue, 1929 · unaccepted
Direct children (1)
Variety Aplysia juliana var. quoyana Engel & Eales, 1957 accepted as Aplysia juliana Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Aplysia juliana occurse in all warm waters world wide. This Sea Hare lacks the ink gland which produces the characteristic reddish purple ink. Aplysia juliana have an opaline gland that produce a milky white secretion.
This species suck itself, then extend its head and neck like a leech.It is known, that the sea hare Dolabrifera dolabrifera does the same.
The body colour is highly variable, could be brown with pale patches to a uniform black.
The yellowish-brown egg mass is usually on underside of rocks.
Aplysia juliana feeds usually on algae.
Synonymised names
Aplysia (Metaplysia) badistes Pilsbry, 1951 · unaccepted
Aplysia brunnea F. W. Hutton, 1875 · unaccepted
Aplysia hamiltoni T. W. Kirk, 1882 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Aplysia juliana var. quoyana Engel & Eales, 1957 · unaccepted
Aplysia petiti Risbec, 1929 · unaccepted
Aplysia sandvichensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1869 · unaccepted
Aplysia sibogae Bergh, 1905 · unaccepted
Aplysia woodi Bergh, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)
Syphonota bipes Pease, 1860 · unaccepted
Tethys capensis O'Donoghue, 1929 · unaccepted
Direct children (1)
Variety Aplysia juliana var. quoyana Engel & Eales, 1957 accepted as Aplysia juliana Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
