Hermosita sangria

Hermosita sangria is a brightly coloured species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]

Hermosita sangria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Dexiarchia clade Cladobranchia clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:	Aeolidioidea
Family:	Facelinidae
Genus:	Hermosita
Species:	H. sangria
Binomial name
Hermosita sangria Gosliner & Behrens, 1986[1]

Distribution

The holotype of this species was found at 17 m depth at Isla San Benito Oueste, 28°20′N 116°10′W on the Pacific Ocean coast of Baja California, Mexico. Additional specimens used in the original description were from nearby Isla Cedros and Bahia Magdelana, Pacific Ocean, Mexico.[1][3] It has also been reported from Costa Rica.[4]

Biology

Hermosita sangria feeds on the hydroid Solanderia.[4]

References

1. Gosliner T.M. & Behrens D.W. (1986) Two new species and genera of aeolid nudibranchs from the tropical eastern Pacific. The Veliger 29(1): 101-113.
2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Hermosita sangria Gosliner & Behrens, 1986. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-17
3. Koehler, E. (2008) Hermosita sangria Thumbnail selection at: Medslugs.de
4. Behrens, D. W. & Hermosillo, A., (2005). Eastern Pacific nudibranchs, a guide to the opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. vi + 137 pp., 314 photos. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California, page 122.