Hermosita
Genus of gastropods
| Hermosita | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Aeolidioidea |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Genus: | Hermosita Gosliner & Behrens, 1986[1] |
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.[2]
Biology
Both species of Hermosita feed on the hydroid Solanderia; a characteristic shared with the Pleurolidiidae.[3]
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.
