Hypselodoris apolegma

Hypselodoris apolegma
Hypselodoris apolegma at Bima bay, Indonesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Hypselodoris
Species: H. apolegma
Binomial name
Hypselodoris apolegma
(Yonow, 2001)[1]
Synonyms

Risbecia apolegma Yonow, 2001

Hypselodoris apolegma is a species of colorful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

Recent phylogenetic data confirm the validity of the species and suggest a sister species relationship between Hypselodoris apolegma and Hypselodoris bullockii.[2]

Distribution

This nudibranch is found in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.seaslugforum.net/hypsapol.htm
  2. Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
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