Aplysiopsis
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Aplysiopsis is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of sacoglossa
Sacoglossa
Sacoglossa, commonly known as the sacoglossans or the "sap-sucking sea slugs", are a clade of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that belong to the clade Heterobranchia...

n sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...

s, a shell-less marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...

 opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Hermaeidae
Hermaeidae
Hermaeidae is a taxonomic family of sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Limapontioidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera:...

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Species

Species within the genus Aplysiopsis include 9 valid species:
  • Aplysiopsis brattstroemi
    Aplysiopsis brattstroemi
    Aplysiopsis brattstroemi is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae....

    (Marcus, 1959)
  • Aplysiopsis elegans
    Aplysiopsis elegans
    Aplysiopsis elegans is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae....

    (Deshayes, 1835)
  • Aplysiopsis enteromorphae
    Aplysiopsis enteromorphae
    Aplysiopsis enteromorphae is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae.-Distribution:This species is known to occur along the west coast of North America from Alaska to Mexico....

    (Cockerell & Eliot, 1905)
  • Aplysiopsis formosa
    Aplysiopsis formosa
    Aplysiopsis formosa is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae....

    Pruvot-Fol, 1953
  • Aplysiopsis minor
    Aplysiopsis minor
    Aplysiopsis minor is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae....

    (Baba, 1959)
  • Aplysiopsis nigra
    Aplysiopsis nigra
    Aplysiopsis nigra is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae....

    (Baba, 1949)
  • Aplysiopsis orientalis
    Aplysiopsis orientalis
    Aplysiopsis orientalis is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae....

    (Baba, 1949)
  • Aplysiopsis sinusmensalis
    Aplysiopsis sinusmensalis
    Aplysiopsis sinusmensalis, the Table Bay nudibranch, is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae.-Distribution:...

    (Macnae, 1954)
  • Aplysiopsis toyamana
    Aplysiopsis toyamana
    Aplysiopsis toyamana is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae....

    (Baba, 1959)


Invalid species named Aplysiopsis include:
  • Aplysiopsis maculosa (Trinchese, 1874)
  • Aplysiopsis smithi (Marcus, 1961)
  • Aplysiopsis zebra Clark, 1982
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