Hermosita sangria
| Hermosita sangria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Aeolidioidea |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Genus: | Hermosita |
| Species: | H. sangria |
| Binomial name | |
| Hermosita sangria Gosliner & Behrens, 1986[1] | |
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]
Distribution
The holotype of this species was found at 17 m depth at Isla San Benito Oueste, 28°20′N 116°10′W / 28.333°N 116.167°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 2 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.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Hermosita sangria Gosliner & Behrens, 1986. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-17
- ↑ Koehler, E. (2008) Hermosita sangria Thumbnail selection at: Medslugs.de
- 1 2 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.
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