Bosellia mimetica
Encyclopedia
Bosellia mimetica is a species
of sea slug
, a marine
gastropod mollusk in the family Boselliidae
.
The type locality is the island of Capri
, in Italy.
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 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 marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusk in the family Boselliidae
Boselliidae
Bosellia is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Placobranchoidea.Bosellia is the only genus in the family Boselliidae. Such families are monotypic families and this family has no subfamilies....
.
The type locality is the island of Capri
Capri
Capri is an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy...
, in Italy.