Aplysia

See also: aplysia

Translingual

Aplysia californica

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) New Latin, from Greek, a kind of sponge, from Ancient Greek άπλυτος (áplutos, “unwashed”) (a- "not, without" + -plytos "washed") + -ia

Proper noun

Aplysia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Aplysiidae – certain sea slugs.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia - subclass; Anaspidea - order; Aplysioidea - superfamily; Aplysiidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Aplysia depilans - type species

References

• Aplysia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aplysia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Aplysia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Aplysia at World Register of Marine Species
• Aplysia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Aplysia at Encyclopedia of Life
• Aplysia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.