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词条 Bursatella leachii
释义

  1. Distribution

  2. Description

  3. Ecology

  4. Subspecies

  5. References

  6. External links

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| name = Bursatella leachii
| image = Blue Spot Sea Hare (18 cm) 1 (234970169).jpg
| image_caption =
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Mollusca
| classis = Gastropoda
| unranked_superfamilia= clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Euopisthobranchia
clade Aplysiomorpha
| superfamilia = Aplysioidea
| familia = Aplysiidae
| genus = Bursatella
| genus_authority = Blainville, 1817
| species = B. leachii
| binomial = Bursatella leachii
| binomial_authority = Blainville, 1817
}}Bursatella leachii, common name the ragged sea hare or shaggy sea hare, is a species of large sea slug or sea hare, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.[1]

Distribution

This is a circumtropical sea hare, the only species in its genus. It occurs in the intertidal zone and down to at least 10 m[2] on coastal areas of the Indo-West Pacific oceans, the Caribbean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

Description

Bursatella leachii is green to greenish brown. It has a broad and short head. Its mantle is covered with papillae (finger-like outgrowths), which give it a thorny aspect. The mantle has a network-like pattern with blue eyespots (ocelli) in black spots and green areas. It moves slowly on a broad foot. There is short, sharp tail. The short parapodia (fleshy, winglike outgrowths) are fused on their rear end.

The maximum recorded length is 120 mm.[3]

Ecology

The species is usually found in estuaries and tidal pools, and more rarely on sandy bottoms. The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 7 m.[3] This sea hare may be found in dense concentrations or singly. It is herbivorous. The species lays egg ribbons in long green stringy tangles.[4]

Subspecies

Three subspecies have been described:

  • Bursatella leachii africana
  • Bursatella leachii guineensis Bebbington, 1969
  • Bursatella leachii leachii Blainville, 1817
  • Bursatella leachii pleii Rang, 1826[5] (synonym: Notarchus pleii (Rang, 1828))
  • Bursatella leachii savigniana Audouin, 1826 (synonyms: Bursatella savigniana Audouin, 1826 (basionym); Notarchus savignyanus )

References

1. ^Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Bursatella leachii Blainville, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138759 on 2012-03-31
2. ^ZSILAVECZ, G. 2007. Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay. {{ISBN|0-620-38054-3}}
3. ^Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. {{doi|10.1371/journal.pone.0008776}}.
4. ^GOSLINER, T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa {{ISBN|0-930118-13-8}}
5. ^http://www.catalogueoflife.org accessed 25 May 2009

External links

  • {{Malacologia14radula}}
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  • Images
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2 : Aplysiidae|Gastropods described in 1817

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