Bosellia is a genus of sea slugs in the family Plakobranchidae.[2]
Bosellia | |
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Bosellia mimetica on Halimeda tuna. Locality: Mediterranean Sea. The length of the slug is about 1 cm. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Family: | Plakobranchidae |
Genus: | Bosellia Trinchese, 1891[1] |
Distribution include warm waters in Mediterranean and in Atlantic ocean.[3] Reports from Indo-Pacific were not confirmed.[3]
There are five recognized species in the genus Bosellia:[2]
Bosellia cohellia has an uncertain taxonomic status according to Jensen (2007).[3]
Phylogenetic results by Händeler et al. (2009)[4] indicate that the Caribbean "Bosellia marcusi" described by Eveline Agnes du Bois-Reymond Marcus (1972)[5] is a derived species of Elysia. Morphological examination indicates that the parapodia of "B. marcusi" have secondarily fused over the dorsum, producing a superficial similarity with Bosellia.[4] Bosellia marcusi Marcus, 1972 is a synonym for Elysia marcusi (Marcus, 1972).[2][4]
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