Bosellia
Introduction '''''Bosellia''''' is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Plakobranchoidea. ''Bosellia'' is the only genus in the family '''Boselliidae'''. Such families are monotypic families and this family has no subfamilies.
Distribution Distribution include warm waters in Mediterranean and in Atlantic ocean. Reports from Indo-Pacific were not confirmed.
Species Species within the genus ''Bosellia'' include 3 species and one with uncertain taxonomic status:* ''Bosellia cohellia'' Marcus, 1978 - uncertain taxonomic status* ''Bosellia curasoae'' Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970* ''Bosellia corinneae'' Marcus, 1973* ''Bosellia levis'' Fernandez-Ovies & Ortea, 1986* ''Bosellia mimetica'' Trinchese, 1890;Species brought into synonymy:* ''Bosellia leve'' Fernández-Ovies & Ortea, 1986: synonym of ''Bosellia levis'' Fernandez-Ovies & Ortea, 1986* ''Bosellia marcusi'' Ev. Marcus, 1972: synonym of ''Elysia marcusi'' (Ev. Marcus, 1972)Phylogenetic results by Händeler et al. (2009) indicate that the Caribbean "''Bosellia marcusi''" described by Eveline Agnes du Bois-Reymond Marcus (1972) is a derived species of ''Elysia''. Morphological examination indicates that the parapodia of "''B. marcusi''" have secondarily fused over the dorsum, producing a superficial similarity with ''Bosellia''. ''Bosellia marcusi'' Marcus, 1972 is a synonym for ''Elysia marcusi'' (Marcus, 1972).
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