Hypselodoris saintvincentia

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Hypselodoris saintvincentia
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Hypselodoris saintvincentia (Burn, 1962), North Coogee, Australia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Hypselodoris
Species:
H. saintvincentia
Binomial name
Hypselodoris saintvincentia
Burn, 1962 [1]
Synonyms
  • Hypselodoris saintvincentiusBurn, 1962 (incorrect gender of specific epithet)

Hypselodoris saintvincentia is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [2]

Distribution

This species was described from the intertidal zone at Coobowie, west coast of St Vincent Gulf, South Australia 35°02′39″S137°44′24″E / 35.044260°S 137.739888°E / -35.044260; 137.739888 . It is related to the widespread tropical species Hypselodoris infucata and the similar Australian species Hypselodoris obscura . It has been reported from depths to 12 m and from Western Australia. [3]

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References

  1. Burn, R. 1962. Notes on a collection of Nudibranchia (Gastropoda: Dorididae and Dendrodorididae) from South Australia with remarks on the species of Basedow and Hedley, 1905. Memoirs of the National Museum 25: 149–171.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris saintvincentia Burn, 1962. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-10-29.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1998 (November 28) Hypselodoris saintvincentius (Burn, 1962). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.