Hypselodoris infucata
(Ruppell & Leuckart, 1830 or 1831)
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Family: Chromodorididae
DISTRIBUTION
Tropical Indo-West Pacific. [Also Mediterranean - lessepsian migrant]
PHOTO
UPPER: Entrance to harbour, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 1974. 50mm long alive.
MIDDLE: Adult animal on half eaten sponge Dysidea? sp. Koumac, New Caledonia, October 1993. 42mm long alive.
LOWER: Juvenile animal, Noumea, New Caledonia, Oct, 1988
PHOTOS: Bill Rudman.
Two Australian species, are possibly regional forms of Hypselodoris infucata. They are Hypselodoris saintvincentius found in South Australia, and Hypselodoris obscura from New South Wales and southern Queensland.
Throughout the Indo-West Pacific various names have been given to this species depending on the relative size of the yellow and blue spots. As is shown here, juveniles often have no dark blue specks and their yellow patches are relatively large.
References:
• Rudman, W.B. (1984d) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81: 115-273.
• Rudman, W.B. (1977) Chromodorid opisthobranch Mollusca from East Africa and the tropical West Pacific. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 61: 351-397.
• Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F.S. (1830 or 31) Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Brunner, Frankfurt am Main. 23-50, pls 7-12.
Rudman, W.B., 1998 (November 28) Hypselodoris infucata (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1830 or 1831). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/hypsinfu
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