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Hypselodoris dollfusi
Hypselodoris dollfusi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Hypselodoris
Species:	H. dollfusi
Binomial name
Hypselodoris dollfusi (Pruvot-Fol, 1933)
Synonyms
Glossodoris dollfusi Pruvot-Fol, 1933

Hypselodoris dollfusi is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. After being described initially in 1933 by Pruvot-Fol, this species was not seen again until its rediscovery in 2000 in the Sea of Khorfakkan, United Arab Emirates.

Distribution

This nudibranch is found in the Gulf of Suez, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Northern Indian Ocean.

Description

Hypselodoris dollfusi has a white body and a yellow edged mantle. There are very prominent red-ringed purple spots on its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are white, lined with red. There are slight colour variations among individuals in this species. This nudibranch can reach a total length of at least 50 mm.

References

1. Pruvot-Fol, A., (1933) Mission Robert Ph. Dollfus en Egypte. Opisthobranchiata. Memoires de l'Institut d'Egypte, 21: 89-159, pls. 1-4.
2. Behrens, D., 2000 (Dec 23) Rediscovery of Hypselodoris dollfusi. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
3. Behrens, D.W., 2000 (December 21) Hypselodoris dollfusi (Pruvot-Fol, 1933). Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
4. Gosliner T.M. & Behrens D.W. 2000. Two new species of Chromodorididae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with a redescription of Hypselodoris dollfusi (Pruvot-Fol, 1933). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (4) 52(10): 111–124, page

• Chromodorididae
• Gastropods described in 1933
• Taxa named by Alice Pruvot-Fol