Parhedyle cryptophthalma
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Parhedyle cryptophthalma is a species
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...

, an acochlidian, a shell-less 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 Microhedylidae
Microhedylidae
Microhedylidae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks within the clade Acochlidiacea.- 2005 taxonomy :Microhedylidae has been listed as a synonym of Parhedylidae in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi . Ganitidae Rankin, 1979 has been listed as a sole family within Hedylopsoidea...

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Ecology

Parhedyle cryptophthalma is marine and is a mesopsammic species, in other words, these very small slugs live in the interstitial spaces of marine sands.
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