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

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 / 28.333; -116.167 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. It has also been reported from Costa Rica.

Biology

Hermosita sangria feeds on the hydroid Solanderia.

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.

• Facelinidae
• Gastropods described in 1986