WoRMS taxon details
Phyllaplysia lafonti (P. Fischer, 1870)
139599 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139599)
accepted
Species
Dolabrifera lafonti P. Fischer, 1870 · unaccepted
Petalifera lafonti (P. Fischer, 1872) · unaccepted
Phyllaplysia paulini Mazzarelli, 1895 · unaccepted
Phyllaplysia paulinoi [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling of paulini)
marine
(of Dolabrifera lafonti P. Fischer, 1870) Fischer, P. (1870). Observations sur les aplysies. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, série 5, Zoologie et Paléontologie.</em> 13: 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37127973
page(s): 4 [details]
page(s): 4 [details]
Taxonomy The identity of the small sea hares of the genera Phyllaplysia and Petalifera is very confused. The situation is also...
Taxonomy The identity of the small sea hares of the genera Phyllaplysia and Petalifera is very confused. The situation is also confused by many authors considering that species of Phyllaplysia lacked a shell while those of Petalifera possessed one.
The original description of Petalifera petalifera is not easy to interpret, but most authors have accepted it to apply to a reasonably common, small translucent sea hare covered in an irregular pattern of brown to green patches and diffuse spots. It has been reviewed and illustrated by Fasulo et al. (1984) and Terreni (1997).
Phyllaplysia lafonti was originally described from Baie d'Arcachon on the Atlantic coast of France. Like all species of Phyllaplysia and Petalifera it is described as small, flattened, and with very reduced parapodia. The colour is described as very variable, but one distinctive feature of the written desription and the accompanying drawing are the way the body consists of concentric bands ['zones concentriques'] of lighter and darker pigmentation. Also described are whitish spots ringed with purple. Fischer was unable to determine whether there was a shell but Terreni (1997) illustrates a relatively large fragile internal shell. It is hard to be sure which of the earlier references to this species in the Mediterranean are actually correct, but there are some good colour photos of correctly identified Phyllaplysia lafonti in an article by Terreni (1997) in La Conchiglia. In this article he compares it with Petalifera petalifera. [details]
The original description of Petalifera petalifera is not easy to interpret, but most authors have accepted it to apply to a reasonably common, small translucent sea hare covered in an irregular pattern of brown to green patches and diffuse spots. It has been reviewed and illustrated by Fasulo et al. (1984) and Terreni (1997).
Phyllaplysia lafonti was originally described from Baie d'Arcachon on the Atlantic coast of France. Like all species of Phyllaplysia and Petalifera it is described as small, flattened, and with very reduced parapodia. The colour is described as very variable, but one distinctive feature of the written desription and the accompanying drawing are the way the body consists of concentric bands ['zones concentriques'] of lighter and darker pigmentation. Also described are whitish spots ringed with purple. Fischer was unable to determine whether there was a shell but Terreni (1997) illustrates a relatively large fragile internal shell. It is hard to be sure which of the earlier references to this species in the Mediterranean are actually correct, but there are some good colour photos of correctly identified Phyllaplysia lafonti in an article by Terreni (1997) in La Conchiglia. In this article he compares it with Petalifera petalifera. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Phyllaplysia lafonti (P. Fischer, 1870). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139599 on 2024-11-12
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original description
(of Phyllaplysia paulini Mazzarelli, 1895) Oliveira, M. P. de. (1895). Opisthobranches du Portugal de la collection de M. Paulino D'Oliveira. <em>O Instituto, Coimbra.</em> 42: 574-592., available online at http://bdigital.bg.uc.pt/periodicos/show.asp?i=2861-1&q
page(s): 589-590 [details]
original description (of Phyllaplysia paulini Mazzarelli, 1895) Mazzarelli, G. (1895). Intorno ad una nuova specie di <i>Phyllaplysia</i> (P. Fischer). <em>Bollettino della Società dei Naturalisti in Napoli.</em> 9(2): 81-82, fig., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59322939 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera lafonti P. Fischer, 1870) Fischer, P. (1870). Observations sur les aplysies. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, série 5, Zoologie et Paléontologie.</em> 13: 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37127973
page(s): 4 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Terreni, G. (1997). Rinvenimento di un esemplare di <i>Phyllaplysia lafonti</i> (P. Fischer, 1870) nelle acque litorali di Livorno (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Aplysiomorpha). <em>La Conchiglia, Roma.</em> 29 (282): 45-47. [details] Available for editors
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redescription Fischer, P. (1872). Description d'une espèce nouvelle du genre <i>Phyllaplysia</i>. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 20(4): 295-301, pl. 15., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15684505 [details]
page(s): 589-590 [details]
original description (of Phyllaplysia paulini Mazzarelli, 1895) Mazzarelli, G. (1895). Intorno ad una nuova specie di <i>Phyllaplysia</i> (P. Fischer). <em>Bollettino della Società dei Naturalisti in Napoli.</em> 9(2): 81-82, fig., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59322939 [details]
original description (of Dolabrifera lafonti P. Fischer, 1870) Fischer, P. (1870). Observations sur les aplysies. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, série 5, Zoologie et Paléontologie.</em> 13: 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37127973
page(s): 4 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Terreni, G. (1997). Rinvenimento di un esemplare di <i>Phyllaplysia lafonti</i> (P. Fischer, 1870) nelle acque litorali di Livorno (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Aplysiomorpha). <em>La Conchiglia, Roma.</em> 29 (282): 45-47. [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Fischer, P. (1872). Description d'une espèce nouvelle du genre <i>Phyllaplysia</i>. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 20(4): 295-301, pl. 15., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15684505 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomy The identity of the small sea hares of the genera Phyllaplysia and Petalifera is very confused. The situation is also confused by many authors considering that species of Phyllaplysia lacked a shell while those of Petalifera possessed one. The original description of Petalifera petalifera is not easy to interpret, but most authors have accepted it to apply to a reasonably common, small translucent sea hare covered in an irregular pattern of brown to green patches and diffuse spots. It has been reviewed and illustrated by Fasulo et al. (1984) and Terreni (1997).
Phyllaplysia lafonti was originally described from Baie d'Arcachon on the Atlantic coast of France. Like all species of Phyllaplysia and Petalifera it is described as small, flattened, and with very reduced parapodia. The colour is described as very variable, but one distinctive feature of the written desription and the accompanying drawing are the way the body consists of concentric bands ['zones concentriques'] of lighter and darker pigmentation. Also described are whitish spots ringed with purple. Fischer was unable to determine whether there was a shell but Terreni (1997) illustrates a relatively large fragile internal shell. It is hard to be sure which of the earlier references to this species in the Mediterranean are actually correct, but there are some good colour photos of correctly identified Phyllaplysia lafonti in an article by Terreni (1997) in La Conchiglia. In this article he compares it with Petalifera petalifera. [details]
