Hypselodoris godeffroyana

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

Hypselodoris godeffroyana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Hypselodoris
Species:
H. godeffroyana
Binomial name
Hypselodoris godeffroyana
(Bergh, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chromodoris godeffroyana Bergh, 1877
  • Risbecia godeffroyana (Bergh, 1877)

Distribution

This species was described from Huaheine, French Polynesia, 16.743468°S 150.952154°W / -16.743468; -150.952154 It occurs in numerous locations in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean.[3]

References

  1. Bergh, L. S. R. (1877). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: Semper C, ed. Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen. theil 2, heft 11. Wiesbaden: Kreidel, 429–494, plates 54–57.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris godeffroyana (Bergh, 1877). Accessed on 2018-10-29
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (January 9) Risbecia godeffroyana (Bergh, 1877). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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