Astonishing diversity revealed: an annotated and illustrated inventory of Nudipleura (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Mozambique
Author
Tibiriçá, Yara
Author
Pola, Marta
Author
Cervera, Juan Lucas
text
Zootaxa
2017
2017-12-01
4359
1
1
133
journal article
31260
10.11646/zootaxa.4359.1.1
a5cbd5ef-7f49-4a94-a2f4-61adcc8c8d01
1175-5326
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Hypselodoris regina
Marcus & Marcus, 1970
(
Figure 11 B
)
Material examined.
Fourteen specimens. MHN-YT114, ZWH, 0 2
Feb.
2012, 18
m,
37mm
; MB28-004447, ZGWS, 0 2
Feb.
2012, 20
m,
42mm
; UL-YT118, ZWH, 0 2
Feb.
2012, 23
mm,
16m
; MB28-004449, ZGWS, 0 2
Feb.
2012, 22
m,
18mm
; MB28-004454, ZWH, 0 5
Feb.
2012, 20
m,
31mm
, collected by L. Robisson; MB28-004455, ZWH, 0 5
Feb.
2012, 18
m,
41mm
, collected by L. Robisson; MB28-004456, ZWH, 0 5
Feb.
2012, 18
m,
38mm
, collected by P. Velho; MB28-004544, ZSC,
14
May
2012
, 22m,
10mm
; ZMBN117025, ZA51,
27
May
2012
, 13m,
32mm
; ZMBN117037, ZSC,
13 May
2013
, 22m,
30mm
; ZMBN117 0 64, POD,
11 May
,
2014, 15m
,
27mm
; MB28- 0 0 4859, POA,
10 May
2014
, 42m,
32mm
; MB28-004910, NKA, 13
Jun.
2014, 20
m,
37mm
; MB28-004 950, ZLC, 27
Dec.
2014, 15
m,
33mm
.
Habitats.
Subtropical rocky reefs and tropical coral reefs.
Occurrences.
Ponta do Ouro, Zavora and Nacala.
Geographic distribution.
Western
Indian Ocean.
Tanzania
(
Rudman 1977
)
, Madagascar (
Marcus & Marcus 1970
),
South
Africa (Gosliner
et al
. 2008) and
Mozambique
(Gosliner
et al
. 2008).
Remarks.
This species presents some colour variation, predominantly the thickness of the orange bands and the shape of the black lines.