''Hermaea bifida'' is a
species
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of
sacoglossa
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sea slug
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, a shell-less
marine
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opisthobranch
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gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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in the family
Hermaeidae
Hermaeidae is a taxonomic family of sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Plakobranchoidea.
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
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[Gofas, S. (2015). Hermaea bifida (Montagu, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140092 on 2015-04-28]
Distribution
The
type locality for this species is the coast of
Devon
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South West England
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, United Kingdom.
[Jensen K. R. (November 2007)]
"Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)"
. ''Bonner zoologische Beiträge
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'' 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281. It occurs also in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Caribbean Sea.
References
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.'' Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213
External links
* http://www.seaslugforum.net/hermbifi.htm
Hermaeidae
Gastropods described in 1815
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