''Hermissenda'' is a
genus of
sea slugs, aeolid
nudibranchs,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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s in the
family Facelinidae
The Facelinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs.Bouchet, P. (2012). Facelinidae. Accessed through: W ...
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[WoRMS (2015)]
''Hermissenda'' Bergh, 1879.
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-04-23
Species
Species within the genus ''Hermissenda'' include:
[Lindsay, T. & Valdés, Á. (2016]
''The Model Organism ''Hermissenda crassicornis'' (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) Is a Species Complex.''
PLoS ONE 11(4): e0154265.
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Hermissenda crassicornis
''Hermissenda crassicornis'', also known as the opalescent nudibranch or thick-horned nudibranch, is a species of brightly coloured, sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.Rosenberg, G. (2011)''Hermissenda cr ...
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(Eschscholtz, 1831)
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Hermissenda emurai
''Hermissenda emurai'' is a species of brightly coloured sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.Lindsay, T. & Valdés, Á. (2016''The Model Organism ''Hermissenda crassicornis'' (Gastropoda: Heterobranch ...
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(Baba, 1937)
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Hermissenda opalescens
''Hermissenda opalescens'' is a species of brightly coloured sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.Lindsay, T. & Valdés, Á. (2016''The Model Organism ''Hermissenda crassicornis'' (Gastropoda: Hetero ...
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(Cooper, 1863)
References
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Facelinidae
