Hypselodoris regina from Mozambique

November 22, 2007
From: David Abecasis

Hello Bill,

I found this nudibranch and I have identified as Chromodoris africana but I am having some doubts as it presents orange lines between the black ones.

Locality: Ponta do Ouro, 16 meters, Moçambique, Indian Ocean, 1 November 2007, rocky bottom. Length: about 30 mm. Photographer: David Abecasis.

Best regards,
David Abecasis

davidbecas@netcabo.pt

Abecasis, D., 2007 (Nov 22) Hypselodoris regina from Mozambique. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21141

Dear David,

This is one of the group of species with black longitudinal lines which we call the Chromodoris quadricolor group, not because they are closely related to each other, but simply because they all look quite similar. The relatively narrow and high body shape of this species suggest it is a species of Hypselodoris rather than a Chromodoris and it is in fact Hypselodoris regina. The way the central black line forms a loop inside the rhinophores is quite characteristic of this species, as is the shape of the gills - triangular in cross section.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Nov 22). Comment on Hypselodoris regina from Mozambique by David Abecasis. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21141

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