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Aphrodita aculeata
Seemaus, Filzwurm

Synonyms
Aphrodita aculeata Linnaeus, 1761
Cyanippa aculeata (Linnaeus, 1761)
Halithea aculeata (Linnaeus, 1761)
Halitea aculeata (Linnaeus, 1761)
Halithus aculeata (Linnaeus, 1761)
Halythea aculeata (Linnaeus, 1761)
Aphrodite aculeata (Linnaeus, 1761)
Aphridtea aculeata (Linnaeus, 1761)
Aphrodia aculeata (Linnaeus, 1761)
Aphrodites aculeata (Linnaeus, 1761)
Halithea aurata Risso, 1826 (unclear synonym)
Halitea aurata (Risso, 1826)
Halithus aurata (Risso, 1826)
Halythea aurata (Risso, 1826)
Halithea sericea Savigny (in Audouin et Milne Edwards), 1832
Halitea sericea (Savigny (in Audouin et Milne Edwards), 1832)
Halithus sericea (Savigny (in Audouin et Milne Edwards), 1832)
Halythea sericea (Savigny (in Audouin et Milne Edwards), 1832)
Aphrodita sericea (Savigny (in Audouin et Milne Edwards), 1832)
Aphrodita borealis Johnston, 1840
Milnesia nuda Quatrefages, 1865 (name given to juvenie specimen)
Aphroditella pallida Roule, 1898 (name given to a juvenile specimen)


Note: additional mentionings of Aphroditella pallida by Roule in his later publications probably also refer to Aphrodita aculeata, but this is unclear and cannot be confirmed.


This species belongs to those animals that are known to naturalists for a long time. Thus, there exist a number of "pre-Linnaean" names. Here is just a selection:

Hystrix marina Redi, 1684 (made available by Claparede, 1868?)
Eruca echinata Barrelier, 1714 (made available by Claparede, 1868?)
Aphrodita nitens Linnaeus, 1746
Aphrodita subrotunda Hill, 1752
Aphrodita elliptica versicolor Hill, xxxx (made available McIntosh, 1900?)
Mus marinus Linnaeus, 1756 (made available by McIntosh, 1900?)
Scolopendra marina Molyneux, xxxx (made available by Claparede, 1868?)
Eruca marina Seba, xxxx (made available by Claparede, 1868?)
Vermis aureus Jacobaeus, 1677 (made available by Claparede, 1868?)
Aphrodite herissee
Physalus [uni-nominal] Swammerdam, xxxx (mentioned first by Quatrefages, 1865)
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