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Scientific Name: Aplysia argus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830

Synonym: Aplysia benedicti (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Sea Hare
Local/Bangla Name: Nona (নোনা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Aplysiida
Family: Aplysiidae
Description:
The central portion of the body forms a noticeable raised hump. The shell is greatly diminished, being thin and transparent, composed of horn-like material and entirely enveloped by a delicate, white calcareous mantle. The mantle cavity is located on the right side and houses a folded, fleshy ctenidium that points backward. The ventral part of the foot is broad and has a pair of fleshy, lateral parapodia. The foot ends in a short, well-defined tail. The body is primarily greenish-black in color, featuring irregular spotted patterns reminiscent of eye-like ocelli.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
St. Martin’s island and Sonadia island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:

Hossain MS, Sharifuzzaman SM, Chowdhury SR, Chowdhury MSN, Sarkar S, Islam MR and Talukder A (2014) Sea Shells of Bangladesh: Marine Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Biodiversity.1-44pp

Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Other Information