Bursatella leachii
de Blainville, 1817

Order: ANASPIDEA
Family: Aplysiidae

DISTRIBUTION

Found in warm temperate and tropical waters throughout the world. Seven or eight geographical subspecies are recognised by some authorities.

PHOTO

UPPER: B. leachii leachii - Coffs Harbour region, northern New South Wales, Australia. December 1990. PHOTO: Bill Rudman.
LOWER: B. leachii plei - Santa Marta Bay, Colombia, Carribean. PHOTO: Phanor Montoya

The following reference provides an interesting account of the larval biology of Bursatella leachii plei, a subspecies from the west Atlantic. It also has an extensive bibliography on Bursatella research.

Reference:
• Paige, JA. (1988). Biology, metamorphosis and postlarval development of Bursatella leachii plei Rang (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia). Bulletin of Marine Science, 42(1): 65-75.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1998 (July 27) Bursatella leachii de Blainville, 1817. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=bursleac

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