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{{Short description|Genus of sea slugs}}
{{For|a synonym for a genus of sea sponges|Aplysina}} {{For|a synonym for a genus of sea sponges|Aplysina}}
{{Automatic taxobox {{Automatic taxobox
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| image_caption = '']'' releasing a toxic cloud in self-defense | image_caption = '']'' releasing a toxic cloud in self-defense
| taxon = Aplysia | taxon = Aplysia
| authority = ], 1767 | authority = ], ]
| subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text | subdivision = See text
| type_species = ''Aplysia depilans'' <small>Gmelin, 1791</small> | type_species = ''Aplysia depilans''
| type_species_authority = Gmelin, 1791
| synonyms= | synonyms=
* ''Aplysia (Aplysia)'' <small>Linnaeus, 1767</small>· accepted, alternate representation * ''Aplysia'' (''Aplysia'') <small>Linnaeus, 1767</small>· accepted, alternate representation
* ''Aplysia (Metaplysia)'' <small>Pilsbry, 1951</small> * ''Aplysia'' (''Metaplysia'') <small>Pilsbry, 1951</small>
* ''Aplysia (Neaplysia)'' <small>J. G. Cooper, 1863</small>· accepted, alternate representation * ''Aplysia'' (''Neaplysia'') <small>J. G. Cooper, 1863</small>· accepted, alternate representation
* ''Aplysia (Phycophila)'' <small>A. Adams, 1861</small>· accepted, alternate representation * ''Aplysia'' (''Phycophila'') <small>A. Adams, 1861</small>· accepted, alternate representation
* ''Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia)'' <small>Engel, 1936</small>· accepted, alternate representation * ''Aplysia'' (''Pruvotaplysia'') <small>Engel, 1936</small>· accepted, alternate representation
* ''Aplysia (Subaplysia)'' <small>M. Medina, T. Collins & Walsh, 2005</small> (unavailable name: not diagnosed and no type species designated) * ''Aplysia'' (''Subaplysia'') <small>M. Medina, T. Collins & Walsh, 2005</small> (unavailable name: not diagnosed and no type species designated)
* ''Aplysia (Tethys)'' * ''Aplysia'' (''Tethys'')
* ''Aplysia (Tullia)'' <small>Pruvot-Fol, 1933</small>· accepted, alternate representation * ''Aplysia'' (''Tullia'') <small>Pruvot-Fol, 1933</small>· accepted, alternate representation
* ''Aplysia (Varria)'' <small>Eales, 1960·</small> accepted, alternate representation * ''Aplysia'' (''Varria'') <small>Eales, 1960·</small> accepted, alternate representation
* ''Aplysiopsis'' <small>Bergh, 1898</small> (junior homonym of Aplysiopsis Deshayes, 1853 ) * ''Aplysiopsis'' <small>Bergh, 1898</small> (junior homonym of Aplysiopsis Deshayes, 1853 )
* ''Laplysia'' <small>], 1767</small> (incorrect spelling) * ''Laplysia'' <small>], 1767</small> (incorrect spelling)
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* ''Phyllobranchopsis'' <small>Eliot, 1905</small> * ''Phyllobranchopsis'' <small>Eliot, 1905</small>
* ''Pruvotaplysia'' <small>Engel, 1936</small> * ''Pruvotaplysia'' <small>Engel, 1936</small>
* ''Tethys (Aplysia)'' * ''Tethys'' (''Aplysia'')
* ''Tullia'' <small>Pruvot-Fol, 1933</small> * ''Tullia'' <small>Pruvot-Fol, 1933</small>
* ''Varria'' <small>Eales, 1960</small> * ''Varria'' <small>Eales, 1960</small>
}} }}
]


⚫ '''''Aplysia''''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|p|l|ɪ|ʒ|(|i|)||ə}}) is a ] of medium-sized to extremely large ]s, specifically ]s, which are a kind of ] ] ].
]


⚫ These ] herbivorous creatures can become rather large compared with most other mollusks. They graze in ] and ] zones of tropical waters, mostly in the ] Ocean (23 species); but they can also be found in the ] (12 species), with a few species occurring in the ].
⚫ '''''Aplysia''''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|p|l|ɪ|ʒ|(|i|)||ə}}) is a ] of medium-sized to extremely large ]s, specifically ]s, which are one ] of large ]s, ] ] ]s.


''Aplysia'' species, when threatened, frequently release clouds of ink, it is believed in order to blind the attacker (though they are in fact considered edible by relatively few species).
⚫ These ] herbivorous creatures can become rather large compared with most other mollusks. They graze in tidal and subtidal zones of tropical waters, mostly in the ] Ocean (23 species); but they can also be found in the ] (12 species), with a few species occurring in the ].


''Aplysia'' species, when threatened, frequently release clouds of ink, it is believed in order to blind the attacker (though they are in fact considered edible by relatively few species). Following the lead of ], the genus has been studied as a ] by ], because its ], as studied in ''Aplysia californica'', is mediated by ]s, which allow several ]s to fire synchronously. This quick neural response is necessary for a speedy reaction to danger by the animal. Aplysia has only about 20,000 ], making it a favorite subject for investigation by neuroscientists.<ref name="Redish">{{cite book|last=Redish|first=Edward F.|title=Teaching Physics With The Physics Suite|publisher=]|location=], ]|isbn=978-0-471-39378-8|page=18|chapter=Chapter 2: Cognitive Principles and Guidelines for Instruction|year=2003}}</ref> Also, the 'tongue' on the underside is controlled by only two neurons, which allowed complete mapping of the innervation network to be carried out. Following the lead of ],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Foundation|first=Lasker|title=Eric Kandel: Learning about the human brain from sea slugs|url=http://www.laskerfoundation.org/new-noteworthy/articles/eric-kandel-resilient-scientist-learns-sea-slugs/|access-date=2020-10-31|website=The Lasker Foundation|date=10 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> the genus has been studied as a ] by ], because its ], as studied in ''Aplysia californica'', is mediated by ]s, which allow several ]s to fire synchronously. This quick neural response is necessary for a speedy reaction to danger by the animal. Aplysia has only about 20,000 ], making it a favorite subject for investigation by neuroscientists.<ref name="Redish">{{cite book|last=Redish|first=Edward F.|title=Teaching Physics With The Physics Suite|publisher=]|location=], ]|isbn=978-0-471-39378-8|page=18|chapter=Chapter 2: Cognitive Principles and Guidelines for Instruction|year=2003}}</ref> Also, the 'tongue' on the underside is controlled by only two neurons, which allowed complete mapping of the innervation network to be carried out.


==Long-term memory== ==Long-term memory==
In ]s that mediate several forms of long-term ] in ''Aplysia'', the ] ] ] 1 (PARP-1) is activated. In virtually all ] cells tested, the addition of polyADP-ribosyl groups to proteins (poly]) occurs as a response to DNA damage. Thus the finding of activation of PARP-1 during learning and its requirement for long-term memory was surprising.<ref name=Cohen>{{cite journal |vauthors=Cohen-Armon M, Visochek L, Katzoff A, Levitan D, Susswein AJ, Klein R, Valbrun M, Schwartz JH |title=Long-term memory requires polyADP-ribosylation |journal=Science |volume=304 |issue=5678 |pages=1820–2 |date=18 June 2004 |pmid=15205535 |doi=10.1126/science.1096775 |url=}}</ref> Cohen-Aromon et al.<ref name=Cohen /> suggested that fast and transient decondensation of ] structure by polyADP-ribosylation enables the ] needed to form long-term memory without strand-breaks in DNA. Subsequent to these findings in ''Aplysia'', further research was done with mice and it was found that polyADP-ribosylation is also required for long-term memory formation in ]s.<ref name="pmid19645746">{{cite journal |vauthors=Goldberg S, Visochek L, Giladi E, Gozes I, Cohen-Armon M |title=PolyADP-ribosylation is required for long-term memory formation in mammals |journal=J. Neurochem. |volume=111 |issue=1 |pages=72–9 |date=October 2009 |pmid=19645746 |doi=10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06296.x |url=}}</ref> In ]s that mediate several forms of long-term ] in ''Aplysia'', the ] ] ] 1 (PARP-1) is activated. In virtually all ] cells tested, the addition of polyADP-ribosyl groups to proteins (poly]) occurs as a response to DNA damage. Thus the finding of activation of PARP-1 during learning and its requirement for long-term memory was surprising.<ref name=Cohen>{{cite journal |vauthors=Cohen-Armon M, Visochek L, Katzoff A, Levitan D, Susswein AJ, Klein R, Valbrun M, Schwartz JH |title=Long-term memory requires polyADP-ribosylation |journal=Science |volume=304 |issue=5678 |pages=1820–2 |date=18 June 2004 |pmid=15205535 |doi=10.1126/science.1096775 |bibcode=2004Sci...304.1820C |s2cid=20680175 }}</ref> Cohen-Aromon et al.<ref name=Cohen /> suggested that fast and transient decondensation of ] structure by polyADP-ribosylation enables the ] needed to form long-term memory without strand-breaks in DNA. Subsequent to these findings in ''Aplysia'', further research was done with mice and it was found that polyADP-ribosylation is also required for long-term memory formation in ]s.<ref name="pmid19645746">{{cite journal |vauthors=Goldberg S, Visochek L, Giladi E, Gozes I, Cohen-Armon M |title=PolyADP-ribosylation is required for long-term memory formation in mammals |journal=J. Neurochem. |volume=111 |issue=1 |pages=72–9 |date=October 2009 |pmid=19645746 |doi=10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06296.x |doi-access=free }}</ref>


In 2018, scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles, have shown that the behavioral modifications characteristic of a form of nonassociative long-term memory in ''Aplysia'' can be transferred by RNA.<ref name="UCLA2018">{{cite journal | vauthors = Bédécarrats A, Chen S, Pearce K, Cai D, Glanzman D | title = RNA from Trained Aplysia Can Induce an Epigenetic Engram for Long-Term Sensitization in Untrained Aplysia | journal = eNeuro | volume = 5 | issue = 3 | pages = ENEURO.0038–18.2018 | date = 14 May 2018 | doi = 10.1523/ENEURO.0038-18.2018 | pmid = 29789810 | pmc = 5962046 }}</ref> In 2018, scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles, have shown that the behavioral modifications characteristic of a form of nonassociative long-term memory in ''Aplysia'' can be transferred by RNA.<ref name="UCLA2018">{{cite journal | vauthors = Bédécarrats A, Chen S, Pearce K, Cai D, Glanzman D | title = RNA from Trained Aplysia Can Induce an Epigenetic Engram for Long-Term Sensitization in Untrained Aplysia | journal = eNeuro | volume = 5 | issue = 3 | pages = ENEURO.0038–18.2018 | date = 14 May 2018 | doi = 10.1523/ENEURO.0038-18.2018 | pmid = 29789810 | pmc = 5962046 }}</ref>


== Operant conditioning == == Operant conditioning ==
] is considered a form of associative ]. Because operant conditioning involves intricate interaction between an action and a stimulus (in this case food) it is closely associated with the acquisition of compulsive behavior.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = |title = Selection by Consequences|last = Skinner|first = B.F.|date = July 31, 1981|journal = Science|volume = 213|issue = 4507|pages = 501–4|doi = 10.1126/science.7244649|pmid = 7244649|access-date = }}</ref> The ''Aplysia'' species serve as an ideal model system for the physical studying of food-reward learning, due to “the neuronal components of parts of its ganglionic nervous system that are responsible for the generation of feeding movements.”<ref>{{Cite journal|url = |title = Feeding Neural Networks in the Mollusc Aplysia |last1= Cropper |last2=Evans |last3=Hurwitz |last4=Jing |last5=Proekt |last6=Romero |last7=Rosen |first1= Elizabeth |first2=Colin |first3=Itay |first4=Jian |first5=Alex |first6=Adarli |first7=Steven|date = 15 August 2003|journal = Neuro-Signals|volume = 13 |issue = 1–2 |pages = 70–86 |doi = 10.1159/000076159|pmid = 15004426|access-date = }}</ref> As a result, ''Aplysia'' has been used in associative learning studies to derive certain aspects of feeding and operant conditioning in the context of compulsive behavior.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = |title = Learning and Memory: How Sea Slug Behaviors Become Compulsive|last = Kemenes|first = György|date = 13 July 2009|journal = Current Biology|volume = 19|issue = 13|pages = R515–R517|doi = 10.1016/j.cub.2009.05.052 |pmid = 19602413|access-date = }}</ref> ] is considered a form of associative ]. Because operant conditioning involves intricate interaction between an action and a stimulus (in this case food) it is closely associated with the acquisition of compulsive behavior.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Selection by Consequences|last = Skinner|first = B.F.|date = July 31, 1981|journal = Science|volume = 213|issue = 4507|pages = 501–4|doi = 10.1126/science.7244649|pmid = 7244649 | bibcode=1981Sci...213..501S }}</ref> The ''Aplysia'' species serve as an ideal model system for the physical studying of food-reward learning, due to "the neuronal components of parts of its ganglionic nervous system that are responsible for the generation of feeding movements."<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Feeding Neural Networks in the Mollusc Aplysia |last1= Cropper |last2=Evans |last3=Hurwitz |last4=Jing |last5=Proekt |last6=Romero |last7=Rosen |first1= Elizabeth |first2=Colin |first3=Itay |first4=Jian |first5=Alex |first6=Adarli |first7=Steven|date = 15 August 2003|journal = Neuro-Signals|volume = 13 |issue = 1–2 |pages = 70–86 |doi = 10.1159/000076159|pmid = 15004426 |doi-access=free}}</ref> As a result, ''Aplysia'' has been used in associative learning studies to derive certain aspects of feeding and operant conditioning in the context of compulsive behavior.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Learning and Memory: How Sea Slug Behaviors Become Compulsive|last = Kemenes|first = György|date = 13 July 2009|journal = Current Biology|volume = 19|issue = 13|pages = R515–R517|doi = 10.1016/j.cub.2009.05.052 |pmid = 19602413 |s2cid = 13533793|doi-access = free}}</ref>


In ''Aplysia'', the primary reflex studied by scientists while studying operant conditioning is the gill and siphon withdrawal reflex. The gill and siphon withdrawal reflex allows the ''Aplysia'' to pull back its siphon and gill for protection. The links between the synapses during the gill and siphon withdrawal reflex are directly correlated with many behavioral traits in the ''Aplysia'' such as its habits, reflexes, and conditioning. Scientists have studied the conditioning of the ''Aplysia'' to identify correlations with conditioning in mammals, mainly regarding behavioral responses such as addiction. Through experiments on the conditioning of the ''Aplysia'', links have been discovered with the synaptic plasticity for reward functions involved in the trait of addiction within mammals. Synaptic plasticity is the idea that the synapses will become stronger or weaker depending on how much those specific synapses are used. Conditioning of these synapses can lead them to become stronger or weaker by causing the neurons to fire or not fire when influenced by a stimulus. The conditioning of behavioral traits is based on the idea of a reward function. A reward function is when a stimulus is conditioned to fire according to a certain stimulus. The neurons will adapt to that stimulus, and fire those neurons more easily, even if the stimulus has a negative effect on the subject (in this case the Aplysia). In mammals, the reward function is mainly controlled by ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine neurons. During conditioning (in mammals), the VTA dopamine neurons have an increased effect on the stimuli being conditioned, and a decreased effect on the stimuli not being conditioned. This induces the synapses to form an expectation for reward for the stimuli being conditioned. The properties of the synapses displayed in the tests on conditioning involving the ''Aplysia'' (which has dopamine neurons but not a ventral tegmental area) are proposed to be directly comparable to behavioral responses such as addiction in mammals.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hawkins|first=Robert|date=2013|title=Possible contributions of a novel form of synaptic plasticity in Aplysia to reward, memory, and their dysfunctions in mammalian brain|url=http://apps.webofknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=WOS&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=1&SID=1Dfn1ejfILVVdfXBwk3&page=1&doc=1|journal=Learning & Memory|volume=20|issue=10|doi=10.1101/lm.031237.113|pmid=24049187|access-date=|via=|pages=580–591|pmc=3768196}}</ref> In ''Aplysia'', the primary reflex studied by scientists while studying operant conditioning is the gill and siphon withdrawal reflex. The gill and siphon withdrawal reflex allows the ''Aplysia'' to pull back its siphon and gill for protection. The links between the synapses during the gill and siphon withdrawal reflex are directly correlated with many behavioral traits in the ''Aplysia'' such as its habits, reflexes, and conditioning. Scientists have studied the conditioning of the ''Aplysia'' to identify correlations with conditioning in mammals, mainly regarding behavioral responses such as addiction. Through experiments on the conditioning of the ''Aplysia'', links have been discovered with the synaptic plasticity for reward functions involved in the trait of addiction within mammals. Synaptic plasticity is the idea that the synapses will become stronger or weaker depending on how much those specific synapses are used. Conditioning of these synapses can lead them to become stronger or weaker by causing the neurons to fire or not fire when influenced by a stimulus. The conditioning of behavioral traits is based on the idea of a reward function. A reward function is when a stimulus is conditioned to fire according to a certain stimulus. The neurons will adapt to that stimulus, and fire those neurons more easily, even if the stimulus has a negative effect on the subject (in this case the Aplysia). In mammals, the reward function is mainly controlled by ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine neurons. During conditioning (in mammals), the VTA dopamine neurons have an increased effect on the stimuli being conditioned, and a decreased effect on the stimuli not being conditioned. This induces the synapses to form an expectation for reward for the stimuli being conditioned. The properties of the synapses displayed in the tests on conditioning involving the ''Aplysia'' (which has dopamine neurons but not a ventral tegmental area) are proposed to be directly comparable to behavioral responses such as addiction in mammals.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hawkins|first=Robert|date=2013|title=Possible contributions of a novel form of synaptic plasticity in Aplysia to reward, memory, and their dysfunctions in mammalian brain|url=http://apps.webofknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=WOS&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=1&SID=1Dfn1ejfILVVdfXBwk3&page=1&doc=1|journal=Learning & Memory|volume=20|issue=10|doi=10.1101/lm.031237.113|pmid=24049187|pages=580–591|pmc=3768196}}</ref>


==Reproduction== ==Reproduction==
''Aplysia'' are ], meaning each adult individual sea hare possesses both male and female reproductive structures that may be mature at the same time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sea Hare - an overview {{!}} ScienceDirect Topics|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/immunology-and-microbiology/sea-hare|access-date=2020-10-27|website=www.sciencedirect.com}}</ref>
⚫ The ], ''Aplysia californica'', is a ]. ''A. californica'' has the ability to store and digest allosperm (sperm from a partner) and often mates with multiple partners. Studies of multiple matings in ''A. californica'' have provided insights on how conflicts between the sexes are resolved.<ref name="pmid19098147">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ludwig AN, Walsh PJ |title=Multiple mating, sperm storage, and mating preference in Aplysia californica |journal=Biol. Bull. |volume=215 |issue=3 |pages=265–71 |date=December 2008 |pmid=19098147 |doi= 10.2307/25470710|url=|jstor=25470710 }}</ref>

A potent ], the water-borne protein attractin, is employed in promoting and maintaining mating in ''Aplysia''. Attractin interacts with three other Aplysia protein pheromones (enticin, temptin or seductin) in a binary fashion to stimulate mate attraction.<ref name="pmid16309784">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cummins SF, Nichols AE, Schein CH, Nagle GT |title=Newly identified water-borne protein pheromones interact with attractin to stimulate mate attraction in Aplysia |journal=Peptides |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=597–606 |date=March 2006 |pmid=16309784 |doi=10.1016/j.peptides.2005.08.026 |url=}}</ref> ''Aplysia'' have the ability to store and digest allosperm (sperm from a partner) and often mate with multiple partners. A potent ], the water-borne protein attractin, is employed in promoting and maintaining mating in ''Aplysia''. Attractin interacts with three other Aplysia protein pheromones (enticin, ] or seductin) in a binary fashion to stimulate mate attraction.<ref name="pmid16309784">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cummins SF, Nichols AE, Schein CH, Nagle GT |title=Newly identified water-borne protein pheromones interact with attractin to stimulate mate attraction in Aplysia |journal=Peptides |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=597–606 |date=March 2006 |pmid=16309784 |doi=10.1016/j.peptides.2005.08.026 |s2cid=37063802 }}</ref>

⚫ Studies of multiple matings in the ], ''Aplysia californica,'' have provided insights on how conflicts between the sexes are resolved.<ref name="pmid19098147">{{cite journal|vauthors=Ludwig AN, Walsh PJ|date=December 2008|title=Multiple mating, sperm storage, and mating preference in Aplysia californica|journal=Biol. Bull.|volume=215|issue=3|pages=265–71|doi=10.2307/25470710|jstor=25470710|pmid=19098147|s2cid=40050992}}</ref>


== Self-defense == == Self-defense ==
''Aplysia''species was once thought to use ink to escape from predators, much like the ]. Instead, recent research has made it clear that these sea slugs are able to produce and secrete multiple compounds within their ink, including the chemodeterrant ] and toxic substances such as ] for self-defense.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = |title = Toxic Blast|last = Cutraro|first = Hennifer|date = March 27, 2006|journal = Science World|doi = |pmid = |access-date = }}</ref> The ability of the ''Aplysia'' species to hold toxins within their bodies without poisoning itself is a result of the unique way that the toxin is stored within the slug. Different molecules essential to the creation of the toxin are accumulated in separate parts of the body of the slug, rendering them benign, as only the mixing of all the molecules can result in a toxic chemical cloud. When the sea hare feels threatened it immediately begins the process of defending itself by mixing the distinct molecules in an additional part of the body used specifically for that purpose. At which point, enzymes within the sea slug begin the process of making the substance toxic, and the mixture is ejected out at the predator in self-defense. ''Aplysia'' species was once thought to use ink to escape from predators, much like the ]. Instead, recent research has made it clear that these sea slugs are able to produce and secrete multiple compounds within their ink, including the chemodeterrant ] and toxic substances such as ] for self-defense.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Toxic Blast|last = Cutraro|first = Hennifer|date = March 27, 2006|journal = Science World}}</ref> The ability of the ''Aplysia'' species to hold toxins within their bodies without poisoning themselves is a result of the unique way that the toxin is stored within the slug. Different molecules essential to the creation of the toxin are accumulated in separate parts of the body of the slug, rendering them benign, as only the mixing of all the molecules can result in a toxic chemical cloud. When the sea hare feels threatened it immediately begins the process of defending itself by mixing the distinct molecules in an additional part of the body used specifically for that purpose. At which point, enzymes within the sea slug begin the process of making the substance toxic, and the mixture is ejected out at the predator in self-defense.


==Species== ==Species==
Species within the genus ''Aplysia'' are as follows. Species within the genus ''Aplysia'' are as follows.
This list follows the studies of Medina ''et al.'' who established a phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus ''Aplysia'' through study of the partial ]l DNA (mtDNA) sequence data of ] (rDNA). This list follows the studies of Medina et al. who established a phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus ''Aplysia'' through study of the partial ]l DNA (mtDNA) sequence data of ] (rDNA).
]'' (above) and a couple of '']'' (below) grazing in a tide pool in ], ].]] ]'' (above) and a couple of '']'' (below) grazing in a tide pool in ], ].]]
* '']'' <small>Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830</small> * '']'' <small>Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830</small>
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* '']'' <small>Rang, 1828</small> * '']'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>
*'']'' <small>(J.G. Cooper, 1863)</small> California sea hare *'']'' <small>(J.G. Cooper, 1863)</small> California sea hare
**Distribution : Northeast Pacific **Distribution: Northeast Pacific
*'']'' <small>(Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)</small> *'']'' <small>(Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)</small>
**Distribution : Northeast Pacific **Distribution: Northeast Pacific
*'']'' <small>(Dall & Simpson, 1901)</small> *'']'' <small>(Dall & Simpson, 1901)</small>
**Distribution : West Atlantic **Distribution: West Atlantic
*'']'' <small>Sowerby, 1869 </small> *'']'' <small>Sowerby, 1869</small>
⚫ **Distribution: Indian Ocean, West Pacific
⚫ *'']'' <small>Eales, 1960</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>(Allan, 1932)</small> (uncertain synonym)
⚫ **Distribution: Southwest Pacific
⚫ *'']'' <small>(Rang, 1828)</small> spotted sea hare
⚫ **Distribution: ]; tropical and temperate seas.
⚫ **Color: from pale gray to green to dark brown.
⚫ **Description: large black rings on the mantle; good swimmer
⚫ *'']'' <small>Smith, 1884</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>(Allan, 1932)</small> (possible senior synonym)
**Distribution: Indian Ocean, West Pacific **Distribution: Indian Ocean, West Pacific
⚫ *'']'' <small> Eales, 1960 </small>: synonym of '']'' <small>(Allan, 1932)</small> (uncertain synonym)
⚫ **Distribution : Southwest Pacific
⚫ *'']'' <small>(Rang, 1828)</small> Spotted sea hare
⚫ **Distribution : ]; tropical and temperate seas.
⚫ **Color : from pale gray to green to dark brown.
⚫ **Description : large black rings on the mantle; good swimmer
⚫ *'']'' <small> Smith, 1884 </small>: synonym of '']'' <small>(Allan, 1932)</small> (possible senior synonym)
⚫ **Distribution : Indian Ocean, West Pacific
*'']'' <small>(], 1791)</small> *'']'' <small>(], 1791)</small>
**Distribution : Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean. **Distribution: Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean.
**Description : thin, yellow inner shell **Description: thin, yellow inner shell
*'']'' <small> Eales, 1960 </small> *'']'' <small>Eales, 1960</small>
**Distribution : Southeast Atlantic, Southwest Pacific **Distribution: Southeast Atlantic, Southwest Pacific
* '']'' <small>(Pease, 1860)</small> * '']'' <small>(Pease, 1860)</small>
*'']'' <small> Adams in M.E.Gray, 1850 </small>: represented as ''Aplysia (Phycophila) euchlora'' <small>(Gray, 1850)</small> (alternate representation) *'']'' <small>Adams in M.E.Gray, 1850</small>: represented as ''Aplysia'' (''Phycophila'') ''euchlora'' <small>(Gray, 1850)</small> (alternate representation)
**Distribution : Northwest Pacific **Distribution: Northwest Pacific
*'']'' <small>(Allan, 1932)</small> (possibly = ''Aplysia gigantea'') *'']'' <small>(Allan, 1932)</small> (possibly = ''Aplysia gigantea'')
**Distribution : Western Australia, New Zealand. **Distribution: Western Australia, New Zealand.
**Length : more than 40&nbsp;cm **Length: more than 40&nbsp;cm
*'']'' <small>(Poiret, 1798)</small> ( ''Aplysia brasiliana'' <small>Rang, 1828 </small> is a junior synonym). *'']'' <small>(Poiret, 1798)</small> ( ''Aplysia brasiliana'' <small>Rang, 1828</small> is a junior synonym).
**Distribution : East Atlantic, Mediterranean, West Africa, Red Sea **Distribution: East Atlantic, Mediterranean, West Africa, Red Sea
**Length : 40&nbsp;cm **Length: 40&nbsp;cm
**Color : dark brown to black. **Color: dark brown to black.
**Description : sometimes has a red border to the parapodia and oral tentacles **Description: sometimes has a red border to the parapodia and oral tentacles
* '']'' <small>Golestani, Crocetta, Padula, Camacho, Langeneck, Poursanidis, Pola, Yokeş, Cervera, Jung, Gosliner, Araya, Hooker, Schrödl & Valdés, 2019</small> * '']'' <small>Golestani, Crocetta, Padula, Camacho, Langeneck, Poursanidis, Pola, Yokeş, Cervera, Jung, Gosliner, Araya, Hooker, Schrödl & Valdés, 2019</small>
*'']'' <small> Sowerby, 1869 </small> *'']'' <small>Sowerby, 1869</small>
**Distribution : Indian Ocean, West Pacific **Distribution: Indian Ocean, West Pacific
* '']'' <small>Golestani, Crocetta, Padula, Camacho, Langeneck, Poursanidis, Pola, Yokeş, Cervera, Jung, Gosliner, Araya, Hooker, Schrödl & Valdés, 2019</small> * '']'' <small>Golestani, Crocetta, Padula, Camacho, Langeneck, Poursanidis, Pola, Yokeş, Cervera, Jung, Gosliner, Araya, Hooker, Schrödl & Valdés, 2019</small>
*'']'' <small> d'Orbigny, 1837 </small> *'']'' <small>d'Orbigny, 1837</small>
**Distribution : Southeast Pacific **Distribution: Southeast Pacific
* '']'' <small>G. B. Sowerby II, 1869</small> * '']'' <small>G. B. Sowerby II, 1869</small>
* '']'' <small>(Bergh, 1898)</small> * '']'' <small>(Bergh, 1898)</small>
*'']'' <small>(] & ], 1832)</small> Walking sea hare *'']'' <small>(] & ], 1832)</small> Walking sea hare
**Distribution: cosmopolitan, circumtropical in all warm seas<ref>{{Cite web|last=Australia|first=Atlas of Living|title=Species: Aplysia juliana|url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:1c6355ef-985b-4cd1-ad44-1cf7d9c4209b|access-date=2020-11-05|website=bie.ala.org.au|language=en-AU}}</ref>
**Distribution: cosmopolitan, circumtropical in all warm seas
**Color: various, from uniform to pale brown **Color: various, from uniform to pale brown
**Description: no purple gland, therefore no ink secretions; posterior end of the foot can act as a sucker **Description: no purple gland, therefore no ink secretions; posterior end of the foot can act as a sucker
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**Color: dark brown to purplish black, dotted with white spots **Color: dark brown to purplish black, dotted with white spots
* '']'' <small>A. Adams & Reeve, 1850</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>A. Adams & Reeve, 1850</small> * '']'' <small>A. Adams & Reeve, 1850</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>A. Adams & Reeve, 1850</small>
*'']'' <small> Rang, 1828 </small> *'']'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>
**Distribution : Western Indian Ocean **Distribution : Western Indian Ocean
*'']'' <small>(], 1901)</small> Atlantic black sea hare, sooty sea hare *'']'' <small>(], 1901)</small> Atlantic black sea hare, sooty sea hare
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**Length: 40&nbsp;cm **Length: 40&nbsp;cm
**Color: black to deep brown; no spots **Color: black to deep brown; no spots
*'']'' <small> d'Orbigny, 1837 </small> *'']'' <small>d'Orbigny, 1837</small>
**Distribution : Southwest Atlantic, South Pacific **Distribution: Southwest Atlantic, South Pacific
*'']'' <small>Hutton, 1875</small> *'']'' <small>Hutton, 1875</small>
**Distribution: ] **Distribution: ]
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**Color: dark brown **Color: dark brown
* '']'' <small>von Martens, 1880</small> * '']'' <small>von Martens, 1880</small>
*'']'' <small>(Adams & Reeve, 1850)</small> Spotted sea hare *'']'' <small>(Adams & Reeve, 1850)</small> spotted sea hare
**Distribution: Indian Ocean; West Pacific; common along the north, east and south coast of ] **Distribution: Indian Ocean; West Pacific; common along the north, east and south coast of ]
**Length: 15&nbsp;cm **Length: 15&nbsp;cm
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**Behaviour: hides by day; emerges at night to feed on seaweed **Behaviour: hides by day; emerges at night to feed on seaweed
* '']'' <small>Pruvot-Fol, 1953</small> * '']'' <small>Pruvot-Fol, 1953</small>
*'']'' <small>(Guilding in Moerch, 1863)</small> Pygmy sea hare, ] *'']'' <small>(Guilding in Moerch, 1863)</small> pygmy sea hare, ]
**Distribution : worldwide in warm to temperate seas **Distribution: worldwide in warm to temperate seas
**Length: 6&nbsp;cm **Length: 6&nbsp;cm
**Color: brown to green spots **Color: brown to green spots
* '']'' <small>(Tryon, 1895)</small> (taxon inquirendum) * '']'' <small>(Tryon, 1895)</small> ('']'')
* '']'' <small>(Pilsbry, 1895)</small> * '']'' <small>(Pilsbry, 1895)</small>
* '']'' <small>(Letson, 1898)</small> * '']'' <small>(Letson, 1898)</small>
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**Length: 20&nbsp;cm **Length: 20&nbsp;cm
**Color: very variable **Color: very variable
*'']'' <small> Eales, 1960 </small> *'']'' <small>Eales, 1960</small>
**Distribution : Northeast Pacific **Distribution: Northeast Pacific
*'']'' <small> Eales, 1960 </small> *'']'' <small>Eales, 1960</small>
**Distribution : Southwest Pacific **Distribution: Southwest Pacific
*'']'' <small>(Beeman, 1960)</small> Net-foot sea hare *'']'' <small>(Beeman, 1960)</small> net-foot sea hare
**Distribution : Northeast Pacific **Distribution: Northeast Pacific
*'']'' <small> Pilsbry, 1895 </small> *'']'' <small>Pilsbry, 1895</small>
**Distribution : Northeast Pacific **Distribution: Northeast Pacific
*'']'' <small> Bebbington, 1974 </small> *'']'' <small>Bebbington, 1974</small>
**Distribution : Indian Ocean **Distribution: Indian Ocean
*'']'' <small>(Baba, 1949)</small> *'']'' <small>(Baba, 1949)</small>
**Distribution: East Australia, Japan; Northwest Pacific **Distribution: East Australia, Japan; Northwest Pacific
*] <small> Pilsbry, 1895 </small> *] <small>Pilsbry, 1895</small>
**Distribution : Southwest Pacific **Distribution: Southwest Pacific
*'']'' <small>(Sowerby, 1869)</small> *'']'' <small>(Sowerby, 1869)</small>
**Distribution: Australia **Distribution: Australia
**Length: 15&nbsp;cm **Length: 15&nbsp;cm
**Description: not clearly defined **Description: not clearly defined
*'']'' <small> Bebbington, 1974 </small> *'']'' <small>Bebbington, 1974</small>
**Distribution : Indian Ocean **Distribution: Indian Ocean
*'']'' <small>(Winkler, 1955)</small> California black sea hare (possibly ?= ''Aplysia cedrocensis'') *'']'' <small>(Winkler, 1955)</small> California black sea hare (possibly ?= ''Aplysia cedrocensis'')
**Distribution: Pacific Coast of California **Distribution: Pacific Coast of California
**Length: very big – up to 75&nbsp;cm **Length: very big – up to 75&nbsp;cm
**Color: black **Color: black
**Description: no purple ink; huge internal shell **Description: no purple ink; huge internal shell
* ''Aplysia venosa'' <small>Hutton, 1875</small> (taxon inquerendum) * ''Aplysia venosa'' <small>Hutton, 1875</small> ('']'')
* '']'' <small>Pruvot-Fol, 1953</small> * '']'' <small>Pruvot-Fol, 1953</small>


;Species brought into synonymy: ;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Aplysia aequorea'' <small>Heilprin, 1888</small> : synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small> * ''Aplysia aequorea'' <small>Heilprin, 1888</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>
* ''Aplysia albopunctata'' ''Deshayes, 1853'' : synonym of ''Aplysia punctata'' <small>(Cuvier, 1803)</small> * ''Aplysia albopunctata'' ''Deshayes, 1853'': synonym of ''Aplysia punctata'' <small>(Cuvier, 1803)</small>
* ''Aplysia angasi'' <small>G.B. Sowerby II, 1869</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small> * ''Aplysia angasi'' <small>G.B. Sowerby II, 1869</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>
* ''Aplysia annulifera'' <small>Thiele, 1930</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small> * ''Aplysia annulifera'' <small>Thiele, 1930</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>
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* ''Aplysia benedicti'' <small>Eliot, 1899</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small> * ''Aplysia benedicti'' <small>Eliot, 1899</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>
* ''Aplysia bourailli'' <small>Risbec, 1951</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small> * ''Aplysia bourailli'' <small>Risbec, 1951</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>
*''Aplysia brasiliana'' <small>(Rang, 1828)</small> Mottled sea hare, sooty sea hare (junior synonym of ''Aplysia fasciata''; different geographical populations of the same species) : synonym of '']'' Poiret, 1789 *''Aplysia brasiliana'' <small>(Rang, 1828)</small> mottled sea hare, sooty sea hare (junior synonym of ''Aplysia fasciata''; different geographical populations of the same species): synonym of '']'' Poiret, 1789
* ''Aplysia cirrhifera'' <small>Quoy & Gaimard, 1832</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)</small> * ''Aplysia cirrhifera'' <small>Quoy & Gaimard, 1832</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)</small>
* ''Aplysia concava'' <small>Sowerby, 1869</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia parvula'' <small>Mørch, 1863</small> * ''Aplysia concava'' <small>Sowerby, 1869</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia parvula'' <small>Mørch, 1863</small>
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* ''Aplysia dolabrifera'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>(Rang, 1828)</small> * ''Aplysia dolabrifera'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>(Rang, 1828)</small>
*''Aplysia donca'' <small>(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1960)</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>(A. E. Verrill, 1901)</small> *''Aplysia donca'' <small>(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1960)</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>(A. E. Verrill, 1901)</small>
* ''Aplysia eusiphonata'' <small>Bergh, 1908</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia maculata'' <small>Rang, 1828</small> * ''Aplysia eusiphonata'' <small>Bergh, 1908</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia maculata'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>
* ''Aplysia fimbriata'' <small>Adams & Reeve, 1850</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small> * ''Aplysia fimbriata'' <small>Adams & Reeve, 1850</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>
* ''Aplysia gargantua'' <small>Bergh, 1908</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia maculata'' <small>Rang, 1828</small> * ''Aplysia gargantua'' <small>Bergh, 1908</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia maculata'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>
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* ''Aplysia griffithsiana'' <small>Leach, 1852</small> synonym of ''Aplysia punctata'' <small>(Cuvier, 1803)</small> * ''Aplysia griffithsiana'' <small>Leach, 1852</small> synonym of ''Aplysia punctata'' <small>(Cuvier, 1803)</small>
* ''Aplysia guttata'' <small>Sars M., 1840</small> synonym of Aplysia punctata <small>(Cuvier, 1803)</small> * ''Aplysia guttata'' <small>Sars M., 1840</small> synonym of Aplysia punctata <small>(Cuvier, 1803)</small>
* ''Aplysia hamiltoni'' <small>Kirk, 1882</small> : synonym of ''Aplysia juliana'' <small>Quoy & Gaimard, 1832</small> * ''Aplysia hamiltoni'' <small>Kirk, 1882</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia juliana'' <small>Quoy & Gaimard, 1832</small>
* ''Aplysia hybrida'' <small>Sowerby, 1806</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia punctata'' <small>(Cuvier, 1803)</small> * ''Aplysia hybrida'' <small>Sowerby, 1806</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia punctata'' <small>(Cuvier, 1803)</small>
* ''Aplysia longicauda'' <small>Quoy & Gaimard, 1825</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)</small> * ''Aplysia longicauda'' <small>Quoy & Gaimard, 1825</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)</small>
* ''Aplysia megaptera'' <small>Verrill, 1900</small> : synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small> * ''Aplysia megaptera'' <small>Verrill, 1900</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>
* ''Aplysia nettiae'' <small>Winkler, 1959</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia californica'' <small>J. G. Cooper, 1863</small> * ''Aplysia nettiae'' <small>Winkler, 1959</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia californica'' <small>J. G. Cooper, 1863</small>
* ''Aplysia norfolkensis'' <small>Sowerby, 1869</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia parvula'' <small>Mørch, 1863</small> * ''Aplysia norfolkensis'' <small>Sowerby, 1869</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia parvula'' <small>Mørch, 1863</small>
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* ''Aplysia poikilia'' <small>Bergh, 1908</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia maculata'' <small>Rang, 1828</small> * ''Aplysia poikilia'' <small>Bergh, 1908</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia maculata'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>
* ''Aplysia protea'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small> * ''Aplysia protea'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>
* ''Aplysia pulmonica'' <small> Gould, 1852 </small>: synonym of '']'' <small>Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830</small> * ''Aplysia pulmonica'' <small>Gould, 1852</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830</small>
* ''Aplysia radiata'' <small>Ehrenberg, 1831</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small> * ''Aplysia radiata'' <small>Ehrenberg, 1831</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>
* ''Aplysia rosea'' <small>Rathke, 1799</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia punctata'' <small>(Cuvier, 1803)</small> * ''Aplysia rosea'' <small>Rathke, 1799</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia punctata'' <small>(Cuvier, 1803)</small>
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* ''Aplysia velifer'' <small>Bergh, 1905</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small> * ''Aplysia velifer'' <small>Bergh, 1905</small>: synonym of ''Aplysia dactylomela'' <small>Rang, 1828</small>
*''Aplysia willcoxi'' <small>(Hellprin, 1886)</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>Poiret, 1789</small> *''Aplysia willcoxi'' <small>(Hellprin, 1886)</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>Poiret, 1789</small>
*''Aplysia winneba'' <small> Eales, 1957 </small>: synonym of '']'' <small>Poiret, 1789</small> *''Aplysia winneba'' <small>Eales, 1957</small>: synonym of '']'' <small>Poiret, 1789</small>


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Genus of sea slugs For a synonym for a genus of sea sponges, see Aplysina.

Aplysia
Aplysia californica releasing a toxic cloud in self-defense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Euopisthobranchia
Clade: Anaspidea
Superfamily: Aplysioidea
Family: Aplysiidae
Genus: Aplysia
Linnaeus, 1767
Type species
Aplysia depilans
Gmelin, 1791
Species

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Synonyms
  • Aplysia (Aplysia) Linnaeus, 1767· accepted, alternate representation
  • Aplysia (Metaplysia) Pilsbry, 1951
  • Aplysia (Neaplysia) J. G. Cooper, 1863· accepted, alternate representation
  • Aplysia (Phycophila) A. Adams, 1861· accepted, alternate representation
  • Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) Engel, 1936· accepted, alternate representation
  • Aplysia (Subaplysia) M. Medina, T. Collins & Walsh, 2005 (unavailable name: not diagnosed and no type species designated)
  • Aplysia (Tethys)
  • Aplysia (Tullia) Pruvot-Fol, 1933· accepted, alternate representation
  • Aplysia (Varria) Eales, 1960· accepted, alternate representation
  • Aplysiopsis Bergh, 1898 (junior homonym of Aplysiopsis Deshayes, 1853 )
  • Laplysia Linnaeus, 1767 (incorrect spelling)
  • Phycophila A. Adams, 1861
  • Phyllobranchopsis Eliot, 1905
  • Pruvotaplysia Engel, 1936
  • Tethys (Aplysia)
  • Tullia Pruvot-Fol, 1933
  • Varria Eales, 1960
Aplysia egg mass

Aplysia (/əˈplɪʒ(i)ə/) is a genus of medium-sized to extremely large sea slugs, specifically sea hares, which are a kind of marine gastropod mollusk.

These benthic herbivorous creatures can become rather large compared with most other mollusks. They graze in tidal and subtidal zones of tropical waters, mostly in the Indo-Pacific Ocean (23 species); but they can also be found in the Atlantic Ocean (12 species), with a few species occurring in the Mediterranean.

Aplysia species, when threatened, frequently release clouds of ink, it is believed in order to blind the attacker (though they are in fact considered edible by relatively few species).

Following the lead of Eric R. Kandel, the genus has been studied as a model organism by neurobiologists, because its gill and siphon withdrawal reflex, as studied in Aplysia californica, is mediated by electrical synapses, which allow several neurons to fire synchronously. This quick neural response is necessary for a speedy reaction to danger by the animal. Aplysia has only about 20,000 neurons, making it a favorite subject for investigation by neuroscientists. Also, the 'tongue' on the underside is controlled by only two neurons, which allowed complete mapping of the innervation network to be carried out.

Long-term memory

In neurons that mediate several forms of long-term memory in Aplysia, the DNA repair enzyme poly ADP ribose polymerase 1 (PARP-1) is activated. In virtually all eukaryotic cells tested, the addition of polyADP-ribosyl groups to proteins (polyADP-ribosylation) occurs as a response to DNA damage. Thus the finding of activation of PARP-1 during learning and its requirement for long-term memory was surprising. Cohen-Aromon et al. suggested that fast and transient decondensation of chromatin structure by polyADP-ribosylation enables the transcription needed to form long-term memory without strand-breaks in DNA. Subsequent to these findings in Aplysia, further research was done with mice and it was found that polyADP-ribosylation is also required for long-term memory formation in mammals.

In 2018, scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles, have shown that the behavioral modifications characteristic of a form of nonassociative long-term memory in Aplysia can be transferred by RNA.

Operant conditioning

Operant conditioning is considered a form of associative learning. Because operant conditioning involves intricate interaction between an action and a stimulus (in this case food) it is closely associated with the acquisition of compulsive behavior. The Aplysia species serve as an ideal model system for the physical studying of food-reward learning, due to "the neuronal components of parts of its ganglionic nervous system that are responsible for the generation of feeding movements." As a result, Aplysia has been used in associative learning studies to derive certain aspects of feeding and operant conditioning in the context of compulsive behavior.

In Aplysia, the primary reflex studied by scientists while studying operant conditioning is the gill and siphon withdrawal reflex. The gill and siphon withdrawal reflex allows the Aplysia to pull back its siphon and gill for protection. The links between the synapses during the gill and siphon withdrawal reflex are directly correlated with many behavioral traits in the Aplysia such as its habits, reflexes, and conditioning. Scientists have studied the conditioning of the Aplysia to identify correlations with conditioning in mammals, mainly regarding behavioral responses such as addiction. Through experiments on the conditioning of the Aplysia, links have been discovered with the synaptic plasticity for reward functions involved in the trait of addiction within mammals. Synaptic plasticity is the idea that the synapses will become stronger or weaker depending on how much those specific synapses are used. Conditioning of these synapses can lead them to become stronger or weaker by causing the neurons to fire or not fire when influenced by a stimulus. The conditioning of behavioral traits is based on the idea of a reward function. A reward function is when a stimulus is conditioned to fire according to a certain stimulus. The neurons will adapt to that stimulus, and fire those neurons more easily, even if the stimulus has a negative effect on the subject (in this case the Aplysia). In mammals, the reward function is mainly controlled by ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine neurons. During conditioning (in mammals), the VTA dopamine neurons have an increased effect on the stimuli being conditioned, and a decreased effect on the stimuli not being conditioned. This induces the synapses to form an expectation for reward for the stimuli being conditioned. The properties of the synapses displayed in the tests on conditioning involving the Aplysia (which has dopamine neurons but not a ventral tegmental area) are proposed to be directly comparable to behavioral responses such as addiction in mammals.

Reproduction

Aplysia are simultaneous hermaphrodites, meaning each adult individual sea hare possesses both male and female reproductive structures that may be mature at the same time.

Aplysia have the ability to store and digest allosperm (sperm from a partner) and often mate with multiple partners. A potent sex pheromone, the water-borne protein attractin, is employed in promoting and maintaining mating in Aplysia. Attractin interacts with three other Aplysia protein pheromones (enticin, temptin or seductin) in a binary fashion to stimulate mate attraction.

Studies of multiple matings in the California sea hare, Aplysia californica, have provided insights on how conflicts between the sexes are resolved.

Self-defense

Aplysia species was once thought to use ink to escape from predators, much like the octopus. Instead, recent research has made it clear that these sea slugs are able to produce and secrete multiple compounds within their ink, including the chemodeterrant Aplysioviolin and toxic substances such as ammonia for self-defense. The ability of the Aplysia species to hold toxins within their bodies without poisoning themselves is a result of the unique way that the toxin is stored within the slug. Different molecules essential to the creation of the toxin are accumulated in separate parts of the body of the slug, rendering them benign, as only the mixing of all the molecules can result in a toxic chemical cloud. When the sea hare feels threatened it immediately begins the process of defending itself by mixing the distinct molecules in an additional part of the body used specifically for that purpose. At which point, enzymes within the sea slug begin the process of making the substance toxic, and the mixture is ejected out at the predator in self-defense.

Species

Species within the genus Aplysia are as follows. This list follows the studies of Medina et al. who established a phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus Aplysia through study of the partial mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence data of ribosomal genes (rDNA).

An Aplysia fasciata (above) and a couple of Aplysia punctata (below) grazing in a tide pool in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.
Species brought into synonymy
  • Aplysia aequorea Heilprin, 1888: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia albopunctata Deshayes, 1853: synonym of Aplysia punctata (Cuvier, 1803)
  • Aplysia angasi G.B. Sowerby II, 1869: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia annulifera Thiele, 1930: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia ascifera Rang, 1828: synonym of Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, 1828)
  • Aplysia benedicti Eliot, 1899: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia bourailli Risbec, 1951: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia brasiliana (Rang, 1828) mottled sea hare, sooty sea hare (junior synonym of Aplysia fasciata; different geographical populations of the same species): synonym of Aplysia fasciata Poiret, 1789
  • Aplysia cirrhifera Quoy & Gaimard, 1832: synonym of Barnardaclesia cirrhifera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
  • Aplysia concava Sowerby, 1869: synonym of Aplysia parvula Mørch, 1863
  • Aplysia depressa Cantraine, 1835: synonym of Phyllaplysia depressa (Cantraine, 1835)
  • Aplysia dolabrifera Rang, 1828: synonym of Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, 1828)
  • Aplysia donca (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1960): synonym of Aplysia morio (A. E. Verrill, 1901)
  • Aplysia eusiphonata Bergh, 1908: synonym of Aplysia maculata Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia fimbriata Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia gargantua Bergh, 1908: synonym of Aplysia maculata Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia geographica (Adams & Reeve, 1850): synonym of Syphonota geographica (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  • Aplysia gilchristi Bergh, 1908: synonym of Aplysia maculata Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia gracilis Eales, 1960: synonym of Aplysia fasciata Poiret, 1789
  • Aplysia griffithsiana Leach, 1852 synonym of Aplysia punctata (Cuvier, 1803)
  • Aplysia guttata Sars M., 1840 synonym of Aplysia punctata (Cuvier, 1803)
  • Aplysia hamiltoni Kirk, 1882: synonym of Aplysia juliana Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  • Aplysia hybrida Sowerby, 1806: synonym of Aplysia punctata (Cuvier, 1803)
  • Aplysia longicauda Quoy & Gaimard, 1825: synonym of Stylocheilus longicauda (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  • Aplysia megaptera Verrill, 1900: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia nettiae Winkler, 1959: synonym of Aplysia californica J. G. Cooper, 1863
  • Aplysia norfolkensis Sowerby, 1869: synonym of Aplysia parvula Mørch, 1863
  • Aplysia oahouensis Souleyet, 1852: synonym of Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, 1828)
  • Aplysia ocellata d'Orbigny, 1839: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia odorata Risbec, 1928: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia operta Burne, 1906: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia petalifera Rang, 1828: synonym of Petalifera petalifera (Rang, 1828)
  • Aplysia poikilia Bergh, 1908: synonym of Aplysia maculata Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia protea Rang, 1828: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia pulmonica Gould, 1852: synonym of Aplysia argus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830
  • Aplysia radiata Ehrenberg, 1831: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia rosea Rathke, 1799: synonym of Aplysia punctata (Cuvier, 1803)
  • Aplysia schrammi Deshayes, 1857: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia scutellata Ehrenberg, 1831: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia sibogae Bergh, 1905: synonym of Aplysia juliana Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  • Aplysia striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832: synonym of Stylocheilus longicauda (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  • Aplysia tigrina Rang, 1828: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia tigrinella Gray, 1850: synonym of Aplysia maculata Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia tigrinella Gray, 1850: synonym of Aplysia maculata Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia velifer Bergh, 1905: synonym of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
  • Aplysia willcoxi (Hellprin, 1886): synonym of Aplysia fasciata Poiret, 1789
  • Aplysia winneba Eales, 1957: synonym of Aplysia fasciata Poiret, 1789

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