Hypselodoris dollfusi
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| Hypselodoris dollfusi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Hypselodoris |
| Species: | H. dollfusi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypselodoris dollfusi (Pruvot-Fol, 1933)[1] | |
Hypselodoris dollfusi is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. After being described initially in 1933 by Pruvot-Fol, this species was not seen again until its rediscovery in 2000.[2]
Distribution
This nudibranch is found in the Gulf of Suez, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Northern Indian Ocean.
Description
Hypselodoris dollfusi has a white body and a yellow edged mantle. There are very prominent red-ringed purple spots on its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are white, lined with red. There are slight colour variations among individuals in this species.
This nudibranch can reach a total length of at least 50 mm.[1]
References
- Gosliner, T.M. & Behrens, D.W. (2000) Two new species of Chromodorididae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with a redescription of Hypselodoris dollfusi (Pruvot-Fol, 1933). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 52(10): 111-124, 7 figs.
- Pruvot-Fol, A., (1933) Mission Robert Ph. Dollfus en Egypte. Opisthobranchiata. Memoires de l'Institut d'Egypte, 21: 89-159, pls. 1-4.
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