WoRMS taxon details
Syphonota geographica (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
370566 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370566)
accepted
Species
Aplysia geographica (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) · unaccepted
Aplysia mouhoti Gilchrist, 1895 · unaccepted
Aplysia piperata E. A. Smith, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aplysia scripta Bergh, 1905 · unaccepted
Paraplysia geographica (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) · unaccepted
Siphonotus geographicus A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Siphonotus geographicus A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 64-65, plate XVIII, figure 1 [details]
page(s): 64-65, plate XVIII, figure 1 [details]
Type locality contained in Java Sea
type locality contained in Java Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Syphonota geographica (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370566 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Siphonotus geographicus A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 64-65, plate XVIII, figure 1 [details]
original description (of Aplysia scripta Bergh, 1905) Bergh, L. S. R. (1905). Die Opisthobranchiata der Siboga-expedition. In: Weber M. (ed.) Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga onder commando van Luitenant ter zee 1e. kl. G.F. Tydeman. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 50 (Livraison 25): 1-248, pls 1-20. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11650714
page(s): 4, pl. 6 figs 1-16 [details]
original description (of Aplysia piperata E. A. Smith, 1884) Smith, E. A. (1884). Mollusca. pp. 34-116; 487-508 in: <i>Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H. M. S. Alert 1881-2</i>. Part I. The collections from Melanesia; Part II. Collections from the western Indian Ocean. London: The Trustees [of the British Museum (Natural History)]. xxv, 684 pp., 54 plates. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63054
page(s): 89. [details]
original description (of Aplysia mouhoti Gilchrist, 1895) Gilchrist, J. (1895). On a group of the Aplysiidae, with description of a new species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 6, 15: 403-405 , pl. 18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002309
page(s): 404, pl. 18 figs 1, 3 [details]
basis of record Mollo E., Gavagnin M., Carbone M., Castelluccio F., Pozone F., Roussis V., Templado J., Ghiselin M.T. & Cimino G., 2008: Factors promoting marine invasions: A chemoecological approach, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 105(12): 4582–4586 [details]
page(s): 64-65, plate XVIII, figure 1 [details]
original description (of Aplysia scripta Bergh, 1905) Bergh, L. S. R. (1905). Die Opisthobranchiata der Siboga-expedition. In: Weber M. (ed.) Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga onder commando van Luitenant ter zee 1e. kl. G.F. Tydeman. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 50 (Livraison 25): 1-248, pls 1-20. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11650714
page(s): 4, pl. 6 figs 1-16 [details]
original description (of Aplysia piperata E. A. Smith, 1884) Smith, E. A. (1884). Mollusca. pp. 34-116; 487-508 in: <i>Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H. M. S. Alert 1881-2</i>. Part I. The collections from Melanesia; Part II. Collections from the western Indian Ocean. London: The Trustees [of the British Museum (Natural History)]. xxv, 684 pp., 54 plates. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63054
page(s): 89. [details]
original description (of Aplysia mouhoti Gilchrist, 1895) Gilchrist, J. (1895). On a group of the Aplysiidae, with description of a new species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 6, 15: 403-405 , pl. 18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002309
page(s): 404, pl. 18 figs 1, 3 [details]
basis of record Mollo E., Gavagnin M., Carbone M., Castelluccio F., Pozone F., Roussis V., Templado J., Ghiselin M.T. & Cimino G., 2008: Factors promoting marine invasions: A chemoecological approach, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 105(12): 4582–4586 [details]
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bebbington A. (1974) Aplysiid species from East Africa with notes on the Indian Ocean Aplysiomorpha (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia). <i>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society</i> 54(1): 63-99. [details]
additional source Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., A. Marchini, G. Cantone, A. Castelli, C. Chimenz, M. Cormaci, C. Froglia, G. Furnari, M.C. Gambi, G. Giaccone, A. Giangrande, C. Gravil, F. Mastrototaro, C. Mazziotti, L. Orsi-Relini & S. Piraino. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 13(1): 215-237., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9803-y [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Nimbs M. J., Willan R. C. & Smith S. D. A. (2017). Is Port Stephens, eastern Australia, a global hotspot for biodiversity of Aplysiidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia)?. <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 37(1): 47-65., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2016.1207280 [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 720 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bebbington A. (1974) Aplysiid species from East Africa with notes on the Indian Ocean Aplysiomorpha (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia). <i>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society</i> 54(1): 63-99. [details]
additional source Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., A. Marchini, G. Cantone, A. Castelli, C. Chimenz, M. Cormaci, C. Froglia, G. Furnari, M.C. Gambi, G. Giaccone, A. Giangrande, C. Gravil, F. Mastrototaro, C. Mazziotti, L. Orsi-Relini & S. Piraino. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 13(1): 215-237., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9803-y [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Nimbs M. J., Willan R. C. & Smith S. D. A. (2017). Is Port Stephens, eastern Australia, a global hotspot for biodiversity of Aplysiidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia)?. <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 37(1): 47-65., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2016.1207280 [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 720 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Greek part of the Ionian Sea (Marine Region) Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins[details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Italian part of the Ionian Sea (Marine Region) : Shipping [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Greek part of the Ionian Sea (Marine region) Canals [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Paraplysia geographica (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Aplysia scripta Bergh, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Aplysia piperata E. A. Smith, 1884)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Syphonota geographica)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Siphonotus geographicus A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia scripta Bergh, 1905)
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia piperata E. A. Smith, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonotus geographicus A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Paraplysia geographica (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Aplysia scripta Bergh, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Aplysia piperata E. A. Smith, 1884)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Syphonota geographica)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Siphonotus geographicus A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia scripta Bergh, 1905)
To PESI (from synonym Aplysia piperata E. A. Smith, 1884)
To PESI (from synonym Siphonotus geographicus A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
