Hydromyles
Encyclopedia
Hydromyles is a taxonomic genus
of small sea slug
s, marine
opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Hydromylidae. They are sometimes known as sea angel
s.
Hydromyles species are pelagic, carnivorous and viviparous.
For more information please see: Sea angel
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small 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...
s, 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...
opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Hydromylidae. They are sometimes known as sea angel
Sea angel
Sea angels previously known as one kind of pteropod, are a large group of small swimming sea slugs in six different families. These are pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the clade Gymnosomata within the larger clade Heterobranchia....
s.
Hydromyles species are pelagic, carnivorous and viviparous.
For more information please see: Sea angel
Sea angel
Sea angels previously known as one kind of pteropod, are a large group of small swimming sea slugs in six different families. These are pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the clade Gymnosomata within the larger clade Heterobranchia....
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Species
Species in the genus Hydromyles include:- Hydromyles globulosus (Rang, 1825)