Aplysia

See also: aplysia

Translingual

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

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.

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