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Aplysiopsis elegans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Hermaeidae
Genus:	Aplysiopsis
Species:	A. elegans
Binomial name
Aplysiopsis elegans (Deshayes, 1835)
Synonyms
Hermaeina maculosa Trinchese, 1874

Aplysiopsis elegans is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Hermaeidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal and Spain.

Description

The body has a length of 10 mm to 12 mm.

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References

1. 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.

• Trinchese S., 1874: Intorno ai generi Hermaeina e Acanthopsole; Memorie dell'Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna (3) 5: 73-80 pl. 1
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.

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