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Hypselodoris apolegma

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Species of gastropod

Hypselodoris apolegma
Hypselodoris apolegma at Bima bay, Indonesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Hypselodoris
Species: H. apolegma
Binomial name
Hypselodoris apolegma
(Yonow, 2001)
Synonyms
  • Risbecia apolegma Yonow, 2001

Hypselodoris apolegma (or "Bubblegum Worm" as it is commonly known) is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

Taxonomic history

Recent phylogenetic data confirm the validity of the species and suggest a sister species relationship between Hypselodoris apolegma and Hypselodoris bullockii. A later study revealed a large clade of animals with similar colouration with Hypselodoris brycei as sister species to H. apolegma.

Distribution

This nudibranch is found in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean.

  • Pair of H. apolegma at Batu Moncho (near Komodo, Indonesia) Pair of H. apolegma at Batu Moncho (near Komodo, Indonesia)
  • Hypselodoris apolegma Hypselodoris apolegma

References

  1. Yonow, N. 2001. Part 11. Doridacea of the families Chromodorididae and Hexabranchidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia), including additional Moluccan material. Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Zoologische Medelingen. Leiden, 75: (1-15) : 3-50
  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
  3. 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.
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (October 29) http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/hypsapol Hypselodoris apolegma (Yonow, 2001).] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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Taxon identifiers
Hypselodoris apolegma
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