Bursatella hirsuta
Bursatella hirsuta is a species of large sea slug or sea hare, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.[2]
| Bursatella hirsuta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Clade: | Anaspidea |
| Superfamily: | Aplysioidea |
| Family: | Aplysiidae |
| Genus: | Bursatella |
| Species: | B. hirsuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Bursatella hirsuta Nimbs & N.G. Wilson, 2020[1] | |
Distribution
This species occurs on the south coast of Australia and in Western Australia, where it was previously mistaken for Bursatella leachii.
References
- Nimbs M.J. & Wilson N.G. (2020). Description of a new species of Bursatella Blainville, 1817 (Gastropoda, Aplysiida, Aplysiidae) from southern Australia. Molluscan Research. DOI 10.1080/13235818.2020.1837055.
- MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Bursatella hirsuta Nimbs & N. G. Wilson, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2021-01-28.
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