Hermaea bifida is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae.[2]
| Hermaea bifida | |
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| Drawing of Hermaea bifida from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Hermaeidae |
| Genus: | Hermaea |
| Species: | H. bifida
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| Hermaea bifida | |
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Distribution edit
The type locality for this species is the coast of Devon, South West England, United Kingdom.[1][3] It occurs also in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Caribbean Sea.
References edit
- ^ a b c Montagu G. (1815) "An account of some new and rare British shells and animals". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 11(2): 179-204. Hermaea bifida is on pages 198-199. Plate 14, figure 2.
- ^ 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
- ^ Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.
- 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 edit
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