Hypselodoris babai
Gosliner & Behrens, 2000

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Family: Chromodorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Described from Okinawa and reported on Forum from Indonesia and sthn Queensland, eastern Australia. Also found at Lifou, east of New Caledonia (W.B.Rudman - November, 2000).

PHOTO

Images are of the same individual and is one of the two designated paratypes (RFB #3791, notum length 39mm, collected on 16 May, 2000, from 53m at Seragaki, Okinawa. PHOTOS: Bob Bolland.

Reference:
• Gosliner, T.M. & D.W. Behrens (2000) Two new species of Chromodorididae Mollusca: Nudibranchia) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with a redescription of Hypselodoris dollfusi (Pruvot-Fol, 1933). Proc. California Academy of Sciences, 52(10): 111-124, 7 figs.

NOTE Listed on the Forum as Chromodoris? sp. 5 until 14 December 2000.
See Bob Bolland's message below.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (December 14) Hypselodoris babai Gosliner & Behrens, 2000. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/hypsbaba

Related messages


More Hypselodoris babai from sthrn Queensland

December 15, 2008
From: Gary Cobb


Hi Bill and everyone!
To accompany my earlier message [#22091] here are 3 photos of Hypselodoris babai showing the raised rhinophoral pocket, the oral tentacles and ventral view. The animal flaps it's mantle at the front very nicely. It's gills vibrate too.

Locality: Old Woman Island, Sunshine Coast, 13 m, Queensland, Australia, Pacific Ocean, 06 December 2008, Subtidal. Length: 32 mm. Photographer: Gary Cobb.

Cheers,
Gary

gary@nudibranch.com.au

Cobb, G.C., 2008 (Dec 15) More Hypselodoris babai from sthrn Queensland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22092

Thanks Gary,

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Dec 15). Comment on More Hypselodoris babai from sthrn Queensland by Gary Cobb. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22092

Hypselodoris babai from sthn Queensland

December 15, 2008
From: Gary Cobb

Concerning message #9401:

Hi Bill and everyone!
During a 3 hour dive at Old Woman Island we found 17 species of Opisthobranchs including Hypselodoris babai. The animal was quite striking when first approached. Richard Willan found this species a while ago at the Outer Gneerings. It was quite a nice surprise to find it here!

Locality: Old Woman Island, Sunshine Coast, 13 m, Queensland, Australia, Pacific Ocean, 06 December 2008, Subtidal. Length: 32 mm. Photographer: Gary Cobb.

Cheers
Gary

gary@nudibranch.com.au

Cobb, G.C., 2008 (Dec 15) Hypselodoris babai from sthn Queensland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22091

Thanks Gary,
Although I promised along time ago I still haven't added my records of this species from New Caledonia. It's nice to get your record from eastern Australia. It is also nice to get the photo of it with the dysideid sponge Euryspongia which is the preferred food of quite a number of species of Hypselodoris, including H. bullocki, H. apolegma and some species of Mexichromis. With the usual proviso that we can't be 100% sure it feeds on this sponge without an everted buccal bulb or feeding scars, this is a valuable first indication of this species' food choice.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Dec 15). Comment on Hypselodoris babai from sthn Queensland by Gary Cobb. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22091

Hypselodoris babai From Indonesia

March 22, 2003
From: Dave Behrens

Dear Bill,
Another new observation in Sulawesi, Indonesia. This specimen of Hypselodoris babai was photographed by Constantinos Petrinos this week [March 2003] at roughly the same depth Bob Bolland discovered the species in Seragaki, Okinawa. Constantinos photographed it at 48 meters deep on a coral sand bottom. This is a nice documented new occurrence for this species.
Dave Behrens

dave@seachallengers.com

Behrens, D., 2003 (Mar 22) Hypselodoris babai From Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9401

Thanks Dave,
Bill Rudman

Photos of Hypselodoris babai

December 14, 2000
From: Bob Bolland


Hi Bill,
I hope the Loyalty Islands trip went well. I'm enclosing some images of the newly described Hypselodoris babai Gosliner & Behrens, 2000. The animal is one listed on the Forum as Chromodoris? sp. 5. I have additional information concerning this beautiful animal on the Okinawa Slug Site http://rfbolland.com/okislugs/hypsbaba.html

All images are of the same individual and is one of the two designated paratypes (RFB #3791, notum length 39mm, collected on 16 May, 2000, from 53m at Seragaki, Okinawa.

Reference: Gosliner, T.M. & D.W. Behrens. 2000. Two new species of Chromodorididae Mollusca: Nudibranchia) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with a redescription of Hypselodoris dollfusi (Pruvot-Fol, 1933). Proc. California Academy of Sciences, 52(10): 111-124, 7 figs.

Cheers,
Bob

bollandr@rapid-link.ne.jp

Bolland, R., 2000 (Dec 14) Photos of Hypselodoris babai. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3286

Dear Bob,
This message was a nice surprise for me when I got back from Lifou. By great coincidence, one of the first animals found on Lifou was a specimen of Hypselodoris babai. Angel Valdes, who was with me in Lifou, and I puzzled over this animal. I felt I had seen it somewhere before but wasn't sure if it was described or not. It's nice to know that if we had had internet access I could have found it on the Forum. It is indeed a beautiful animal.

When I get all my photos processed, hopefully I will have some of this species to post on the Forum.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

2000 (Dec 14). Comment on Photos of Hypselodoris babai by Bob Bolland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3286

New chromodorid from Okinawa

April 4, 1999
From: Bob Bolland


Hi Bill:

The following two JPEGs are of a beautiful new(?) Chromodoris from Okinawa. These are the only two I've seen / collected here. Both were from the same general area on the reef forefront; they were found crawling on
the surface of mixed sand and coral rubble. I assume this is a Chromodoris and not Hypselodoris in as much as Terry has the animals and they were not mentioned in the latest Hypselodoris paper (Gosliner & Johnson, 1999).

Any idea as to what these might be?

Collection data as follows:
UPPER:  Notum: 19mm / 44m / Seragaki, Okinawa / 4 Apr '97.
LOWER: Notum: 25mm / 55m / Seragaki, Okinawa / 26 Apr '96

Cheers,
Bob
OKINAWA

bolland@imicom.or.jp

Bolland, R.F., 1999 (Apr 4) New chromodorid from Okinawa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/755

Thanks Bob,
I recall photos of this animal but I don't think it has been named. It seems a bit elongate for a Chromodoris but from painful experience the only sure way is to have a look inside. It is a beautiful species.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Apr 4). Comment on New chromodorid from Okinawa by Bob Bolland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/755