Hypselodoris rudmani

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Hypselodoris rudmani
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Hypselodoris
Species:
H. rudmani
Binomial name
Hypselodoris rudmani
Gosliner & Johnson, 1999 [1]

Hypselodoris rudmani is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [2] This species is named after the well known malacologist William B. Rudman. [3]

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Distribution

The holotype of this nudibranch was collected at 11 m (36 ft) depth from Philip’s Reef ( 33°58.326′S25°40.748′E / 33.972100°S 25.679133°E / -33.972100; 25.679133 ), Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay, Cape Province, South Africa. Two additional specimens in the original description were from warmer water sites further north at Park Rynie ( 30°20′02″S30°44′08″E / 30.333811°S 30.735542°E / -30.333811; 30.735542 ), Natal and Umgazana ( 31°42′07″S29°24′57″E / 31.702024°S 29.415939°E / -31.702024; 29.415939 ), Eastern Cape, South Africa. [1] A specimen from Pointe Evatra, South Madagascar ( 24°58.1′S47°6.1′E / 24.9683°S 47.1017°E / -24.9683; 47.1017 ) was sequenced for three genes in a landmark study which resulted in the description of 17 new species of Hypselodoris. [4]

Description

Hypselodoris rudmani has a translucent body dotted with white patches, and covered in small blue spots. The gills and rhinophores are white, tipped with orange. [3] [5] Hypselodoris rudmani is a member of a large clade that includes Hypselodoris katherinae , Hypselodoris paradisa , Hypselodoris maritima , Hypselodoris skyleri and Hypselodoris bertschi . [4]

This species can reach a total length of at least 25 mm. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gosliner, T.M. & Johnson, R.F. (1999) Phylogeny of Hypselodoris (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) with a review of the monophyletic clade of Indo-Pacific species, including descriptions of twelve new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 125: 1-114.
  2. ↑ MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris rudmani Gosliner & R.F. Johnson, 1999. Accessed on 2019-01-21
  3. 1 2 3 Rudman, W.B., 2005 (June 27) Hypselodoris rudmani Gosliner & Johnson, 1999. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ 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. 187
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