Hermaea variopicta is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Hermaeidae |
| Genus: | Hermaea |
| Species: | H. variopicta
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| Binomial name | |
| Hermaea variopicta (A. Costa, 1869)
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Distribution
editThis species is known to occur in the Mediterranean, Morocco, the Atlantic coast of France and southwestern England.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Rudman, W. B. (2010-07-15). "The Sea Slug Forum - Hermaea variopicta". www.seaslugforum.net.
External links
edit- Photos of Hermaea variopicta on Sealife Collection