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Bursatella leachii

Blainville, 1817
Mollusca » Aplysiida » Aplysiidae » Bursatella leachii
Common name (English)
Ragged seahare
Common name (Greek)
Λαγός της θάλασσας
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Adriatic Sea 690 2; Adriatic Sea 71905 0; Aegean Sea 692 2; Aegean Sea 67430 0; Colombia 177 0; Cuba 83 0; East Coast of Spain 184804 0; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 815 3; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 71785 0; Italian Exclusive Economic Zone 816 3; Italian Exclusive Economic Zone 8869 0; Lesser Antilles 11723 0; Maltese Exclusive Economic Zone 843 3; Maltese Exclusive Economic Zone 71877 0; Mediterranean Sea 8851 0; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 612 2; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 67429 0; Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin 611 2; Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin 71834 0; New South Wales 437 1; New South Wales 71 0; New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone 859 3; New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone 8877 0; North Atlantic Ocean 645 2; North Atlantic Ocean 67431 0; Puerto Rico 163 0; Slovenian Exclusive Economic Zone 904 3; Slovenian Exclusive Economic Zone 185027 0; Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone 910 3; Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone 8854 0; Tunisia 200 0; Tunisian Exclusive Economic Zone 927 3; Tunisian Exclusive Economic Zone 71795 0; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 928 3; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 71886 0; Tyrrhenian Sea 689 2; Tyrrhenian Sea 71833 0; Venezuela 80 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Cryptogenic: Authors retain different positions about its status (Michail et al. 2026)

First detection year
2015
Online resource
http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138759
Pathway detail

Suez Canal; Unavailable (Michail et al. 2026)

Other notes

1st Med record: 1940

1st Med country: Israel

References

Lipej L, Acevedo I, Akel EHK, Anastasopoulou A, Angelidis A, Azzurro E, Castriota L, Celik M, Cilenti L, Crocetta F, Deidun A, Drogammatzi A, Falautano M, Fernandez-Alvarez FA, Gennaio R, Insacco G, Katsanevakis S, Langeneck J, Lombardo BM, Mancinelli G, Mytilineou C, Papa L, Pitacco V, Pontes M, Poursanidis D, Prato E, Rizkalla SI, Rodriguez-Flores PC, Stamouli C, Tempesti J, Tiralongo F, Tirnetta S, Tsirintanis K, Turan C, Yaglioglu D, Zaminos I, Zava B (2017) New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (April 2017). Mediterranean Marine Science 18(3): 179-201. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.15823

Michail C, Crocetta F, Zenetos A, Langeneck J, Tsiamis K, Tiralongo F, Kletou D, Constantinou G, Cai LL, Vasiliades L, Rousou M, Katsanevakis S, Tanduo V, Hadjieftychiou SI, Papageorgiou IV, Kleitou P (2026) Marine non-indigenous species of Cyprus: pathways, introduction dynamics, spatial patterns, and policy implications. Biological Invasions 28(97). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-026-03814-6

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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
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Akrotiri Environment

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