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Hermissenda crassicornis

Hermissenda crassicornis

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A brightly colored sea slug living on the Pacific coast of North America that researchers use in brain research
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Hermissenda crassicornis
  • The laboratory used Hermissenda crassicornis to study learning and memory in marine mollusks.

Examples

  • Researchers often choose Hermissenda crassicornis because its nervous system is easy to observe.

  • During a tidepool exploration, we found a colorful Hermissenda crassicornis among the seaweed.

  • The Hermissenda crassicornis is a fascinating sea slug.

  • Scientists study the Hermissenda crassicornis for its unique neural properties.

  • During a tidepool exploration, we found a colorful Hermissenda crassicornis among the seaweed.

  • Researchers often choose Hermissenda crassicornis because its nervous system is easy to observe.

  • Scientists study the Hermissenda crassicornis for its unique neural properties in neuroscience research.

Surface Forms

Hermissenda crassicornis singular
Hermissenda crassicornises plural

Morphology

Hermissenda + crassicornis

This is a Latin binomial scientific name that functions as an arbitrary taxonomic label rather than a compositional English phrase. Even if a learner recognized 'Hermissenda' as a genus, the species epithet 'crassicornis' is not an ordinary English word and the overall referent (a specific sea slug used in research) cannot be derived from the parts, so it is not predictable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Hermissenda crassicornis may come from Latin. The part crassicornis means 'thick horn', a clear picture of the slug's thick, horn-like feelers on its head, so the name points to this colorful sea slug often used in research.