Bosellia mimetica
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| Bosellia mimetica on Halimeda tuna. Locality: Mediterranean Sea. The length of the slug is about 1 cm. | |
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| Bosellia mimetica Trinchese, 1890
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Bosellia mimetica is a species of sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Boselliidae.
The type locality is the island of Capri, in Italy.[1]
Description
Bosellia mimetica is a very small sea slug growing to less than 1 centimetre (0.39 in) in length. It has a rounded, flattened body and is a mottled green, a colour that mimics that of the algae Halimeda tuna and Udotea petiolata on which it lives and feeds.[2]
Distribution
Bosellia mimetica is found in shallow water in the Mediterranean Sea, on the Atlantic coast of Spain, in the Caribbean Sea and south to Brazil.[2]
References
- ^ Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)". Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281.
- ^ a b Bosellia mimetica Trinchese, 1890 The Sea Slug Forum. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
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