Hypselodoris apolegma

Hypselodoris apolegma
	Hypselodoris apolegma at Bima bay, Indonesia
Scientific 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 "Bubbblegum 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.^[2] A later study revealed a large clade of animals with similar colouration with Hypselodoris brycei as sister species to H. apolegma.^[3]

Distribution

This nudibranch is found in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean.^[4]

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

References

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

External links

Photos of Hypselodoris apolegma on Sealife Collection

Media related to Hypselodoris apolegma at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Yonow, N. 2001. Part 11. Doridacea of the families Chromodorididae and Hexabranchidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia), including additional Moluccan material. [In] 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

[orig-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.

[forum-4] Rudman, W.B., 2002 (October 29) http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/hypsapol Hypselodoris apolegma (Yonow, 2001).] [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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