An opisthobranch mollusk of the order Anaspidea. It is used frequently in studies of nervous system development because of its large identifiable neurons. Aplysiatoxin and its derivatives are not biosynthesized by Aplysia, but acquired by ingestion of Lyngbya (seaweed) species.

Annotation

mollusk; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted

DUI

D001048 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0001588

Previous indexing

Mollusca (1966-1977)

History note

78

Public note

78