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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Mollusca (phylum) » Gastropoda (class) » Anaspidea (order) » Aplysiidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 24 388011 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Stylocheilus longicauda (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) |
Rank: | Species |
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Taxon Notes: | This is an elongate yellow to green species with few, usually blue, spots, that is associated with drifting algae, particularly Sargassum. | ||||
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Record source: | Wells, F.E., Longbottom, A.F., Longbottom, J., 2005. The marine molluscs of Esperance Bay and the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia. In: Wells, F.E. Walker, D.I. Kendrick, G.A., Editors, The Marine Flora and Fauna of Esperance, Western Australia., 1: 289-313. Western Australian Museum, Perth, WA 323pp. |
Scientific Name verified against: | Nimbs, M.J., Willan, R.C., Smith, S.D.A., 2017. Is Port Stephens, eastern Australia, a global hotspot for biodiveristy of Aplysiidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia)?, Molluscan Research, Vol. 37(1): 45-65. . dx.doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2016.1207280 doi:10.1080/13235818.2016.1207280 |