Aplysiopsis orientalis
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Aplysiopsis orientalis is a species
of sacoglossa
n sea slug
, a shell-less marine
opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae
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Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of sacoglossa
Sacoglossa
Sacoglossa, commonly known as the sacoglossans or the "sap-sucking sea slugs", are a clade of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that belong to the clade Heterobranchia...
n sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
, a shell-less marine
Marine (ocean)
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opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Hermaeidae
Hermaeidae
Hermaeidae is a taxonomic family of sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Limapontioidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera:...
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