Hypselodoris saintvincentia
| Hypselodoris saintvincentia | |
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| Hypselodoris saintvincentia (Burn, 1962), North Coogee, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Hypselodoris |
| Species: | H. saintvincentia
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypselodoris saintvincentia Burn, 1962[1]
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Hypselodoris saintvincentia is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This species was described from the intertidal zone at Coobowie, west coast of St Vincent Gulf, South Australia 35°02′39″S 137°44′24″E / 35.044260°S 137.739888°E. It is related to the widespread tropical species Hypselodoris infucata and the similar Australian species Hypselodoris obscura. It has been reported from depths to 12 m and from Western Australia.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Burn, R. 1962. Notes on a collection of Nudibranchia (Gastropoda: Dorididae and Dendrodorididae) from South Australia with remarks on the species of Basedow and Hedley, 1905. Memoirs of the National Museum 25: 149–171.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris saintvincentia Burn, 1962. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-10-29.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1998 (November 28) Hypselodoris saintvincentius (Burn, 1962). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.