Hypselodoris katherinae
Hypselodoris katherinae is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
| Hypselodoris katherinae | |
|---|---|
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| Taiwan, North Coast. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Hypselodoris |
| Species: | H. katherinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypselodoris katherinae Gosliner & Johnson, 2018[1] | |
Distribution
This nudibranch was described from Pulau Chebeh, off the NW tip of Tioman Island, eastern Malaysia, 2.932983°N 104.098690°E. It is also reported from the Philippines, Indonesia and Taiwan.[1]
Description
Hypselodoris katherinae has previously been confused with Hypselodoris carnea. The mantle is translucent pale pink with a series of longitudinal red-brown lines running down its length. These lines may be broken into short segments and may branch and anastomose. Small blue-purple diffuse spots are arranged at the mantle margin and may coalesce into a continuous line. The gills are white with orange lines on the rachis and the rhinophores are red to orange in colour.[1] This species can reach a total length of 32 mm.[1][3]
References
- Epstein, H. E.; Hallas, J. M.; Johnson, R. F.; Lopez, A.; Gosliner, T. M. (2018). Reading between the lines: revealing cryptic species diversity and colour patterns in Hypselodoris nudibranchs (Mollusca: Heterobranchia: Chromodorididae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2018, XX, 1–74. With 40 figures.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris katherinae Gosliner & Johnson, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-09-26.
- Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á., 2018. Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific. New World Publications; 2nd Revised, Updated edition. 452 pp. ISBN 1878348671, ISBN 978-1878348678, p. 191