Hypselodoris rositoi

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

Hypselodoris rositoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Hypselodoris
Species:
H. rositoi
Binomial name
Hypselodoris rositoi
Gosliner & Johnson, 2018[1]

Distribution

This nudibranch was described from Malajibomanoc (Chicken Feather Island), Batangas Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines, 13.628°N 120.966°E / 13.628; 120.966. It is known only from the Philippines.[1]

Description

Hypselodoris rositoi has a pink body with a white border to the mantle and foot. The rhinophores are orange, with pink-purple sheaths.[1][3]

This species is large, reaching 50–60 mm in length.[1]

References

  1. 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.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris rositoi Gosliner & Johnson, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-10-22.
  3. 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. 195
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