| Hermosita | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Aeolidioidea |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Genus: | Hermosita Gosliner & Behrens, 1986 |
Hermosita is a genus of sea slugs, specifically of aeolid nudibranchs. Only two species are known to belong to this genus, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Facelinidae.
Biology
Both species of Hermosita feed on the hydroid Solanderia; a characteristic shared with the Pleurolidiidae.
Species
Species in this genus include:
- Hermosita hakunamatata (Ortea, Caballer & Espinosa, 2003)
- Hermosita sangria Gosliner & Behrens, 1986
References
- 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 Gosliner & Behrens, 1986. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-17
- Carmona, Leila; Pola, Marta; Gosliner, Terrence M.; Cervera, Juan Lucas (January 2015). "Protaeolidiella atra Baba, 1955 versus Pleurolidia juliae Burn, 1966: One or two species?". Helgoland Marine Research. 69 (2): 137–145. Bibcode:2015HMR....69..137C. doi:10.1007/s10152-014-0422-3.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Hermosita | |