Hermosita hakunamatata is a brightly coloured species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Hermosita hakunamatata (Ortea, Caballer & Espinosa, 2003). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-17
Distribution The holotype of this species was found at Parque Marino Ballena, Uvita, on the Pacific Ocean coast of Costa Rica. It has been reported from Isla Isabel, Nayarit, Mexico and Panama.Behrens, D. W. & Hermosillo, A., (2005). Eastern Pacific nudibranchs, a guide to the opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America. vi + 137 pp., 314 photos. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California, page 122.
Biology Hermosita hakunamatata feeds on the hydroid Solanderia.Rudman, W.B., 2005 (February 9) Hermosita hakunamatata (Ortea, Caballer & Espinosa, 2003). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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