Six species of sea slugs (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) new for the marine fauna of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kahrić, Adla; Kulijer, Dejan; Delić, Dalila

doi:10.2478/cszma-2023-0006

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In this paper six heterobranch mollusc species are reported for the first time for Bosnia and Herzegovina: Berthellina edwardsi (Vayssiere, 1896), Felimida luteorosea (Rapp, 1827), Thuridilla hopei (Verany, 1853), Dendrodoris grandiflora (Rapp, 1827), Camachoaglaja africana (Pruvot-Fol, 1953) and Felimare villafranca (Risso, 1818). The study was conducted in October 2021 on Klek Peninsula and in Neum Bay (eastern Adriatic Sea, Bosnia and Herzegovina). This paper significantly extends the knowledge of the national marine heterobranch molluscs fauna, almost doubling the number of species known for the country, as only seven heterobranch species were reported for Bosnia and Herzegovina until now.

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Six species of sea slugs (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) new for the marine fauna of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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