Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris
Hypselodoris variobranchia in Sipidan, Borneo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Hypselodoris
Stimpson, 1855
Type species
Goniodoris obscura
Stimpson, 1855
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Brachychlanis Ehrenberg, 1831
  • Brachyclanis [sic] (misspelling)
  • Jeanrisbecia Franc, 1968 (Unnecessary replacement name for Risbecia Odhner, 1934)
  • Pterodoris Ehrenbegh, 1831
  • Risbecia Odhner, 1934

Hypselodoris is a genus of colourful sea slugs or dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.[1] Modern usage follows a more restricted view of which species belong in this genus so there are numerous genus transfers.[2]

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris Stimpson, 1855. Accessed on 2018-09-16.
  2. ^ 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.