Hermaea variopicta

Hermaea variopicta is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae.[1]

Hermaea variopicta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
informal group Opisthobranchia
clade Sacoglossa
clade Plakobranchacea
Superfamily:
Limapontioidea
Family:
Hermaeidae
Genus:
Hermaea
Species:
H. variopicta
Binomial name
Hermaea variopicta
(A. Costa, 1869)

Distribution

This species is known to occur in the Mediterranean, Morocco, Atlantic coast of France and southwestern England.[2]

Ecology
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References
  1. Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.
  2. Rudman, W. B. (2010-07-15). "The Sea Slug Forum - Hermaea variopicta". www.seaslugforum.net.


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