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Bosellia
Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bosellia is a genus of sea slugs in the family Plakobranchidae.[2]
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Distribution
Distribution include warm waters in Mediterranean and in Atlantic Ocean.[3] Reports from Indo-Pacific were not confirmed.[3]
Species
There are five recognized species in the genus Bosellia:[2]
- Bosellia cohellia Marcus, 1978
- Bosellia corinneae Marcus, 1973
- Bosellia curasoae Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970
- Bosellia levis Fernandez-Ovies & Ortea, 1986
- Bosellia mimetica Trinchese, 1890
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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