Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Forster, G. (1777). A voyage round the world in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4 and 5. London, B. White, J. Robson, P. Elmsly and and G. Robinson. Vol. 1,. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=39590

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Mollusca: class
Gastropoda: order
Nudibranchia: family
Glaucidae: genus
Glaucus: species
Glaucus atlanticus

Name

Synonyms: Doris radiata Gmelin, 1791; Glaucus distichoicus d'Orbigny, 1837; Glaucus flagellum Blumenbach, 1803; Glaucus hexapterigius Cuvier, 1805; Glaucus lineatus Reinhardt & Bergh, 1864; Glaucus longicirrhus Reinhardt & Bergh, 1864; Glaucus marinus Du Pont, 1777
Homonyms: Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777
Common names: Blue Glaucus in English; blue glaucus in English; purple ocean slug in English; sea swallow in English; アオミノウミウシ in Japanese; Atlantic Sea Swallow in English; purple ocean slug in English; sea swallow in English; アオミノウミウシ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

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Forster G. 1777. A voyage round the world in His Britannic Majesty's Sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4 and 5. London, B. White, J. Robson, P. Elmsly and and G. Robinson. Vol. 1, pp. i-xviii, 1-602; vol. 2, pp. 1-607.
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