Bursatella hirsuta explained

Bursatella hirsuta is a species of large sea slug or sea hare, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs on the south coast of Australia and in Western Australia, where it was previously mistaken for Bursatella leachii.^[2] The adult has a distinctive humped back and all-over brown hairy projections, finer than those in B. leachii, but juveniles of the two species are easily confused. Its range apparently overlaps with B. leachii in central Victoria.^[3]

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Bursatella hirsuta Nimbs & N. G. Wilson, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2021-01-28.
2. Nimbs . Matt J. . Wilson . Nerida G. . 2020 . Description of a new species of Bursatella Blainville, 1817 (Gastropoda, Aplysiida, Aplysiidae) from southern Australia . Molluscan Research . en . 40 . 4 . 369–378 . 10.1080/13235818.2020.1837055 . 228871209 . 1323-5818.
3. Nimbs . Matt J. . Wilson . Nerida G. . 2020 . Description of a new species of Bursatella Blainville, 1817 (Gastropoda, Aplysiida, Aplysiidae) from southern Australia . Molluscan Research . en . 40 . 4 . 369–378 . 10.1080/13235818.2020.1837055 . 228871209 . 1323-5818.