Hypselodoris violacea
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| authority = Gosliner & Johnson, 2018Epstein, H. E.; Hallas, J. M.; Johnson, R. F.; Lopez, A.; Gosliner, T. M. (2018). [https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zly048 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.
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Hypselodoris violacea is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.MolluscaBase (2018). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1297854 Hypselodoris violacea Gosliner & Johnson, 2018.] Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-10-22.
Distribution
The holotype of this nudibranch was collected at 10 m depth from Magic Reef, Busuanga Island, Palawan, Philippines, {{coord|11.99|N|120.08|E|scale:500000}}. It is known only from Palawan, Philippines and northern Borneo, Malaysia.Lau, A, 2005 (Dec 14) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15410 Hypselodoris bullockii? from Malaysia.]
Description
Hypselodoris violacea has a deep, dark purple body with a broad solid white border to the mantle. The bulb of the rhinophores is deep purple, with sheaths of the same colour. The gills are also entirely deep purple. There is a tall gill pocket which is also deep purple in colour. This is a large nudibranch, reaching 50 mm in length. This species has been reported as Hypselodoris bullocki.Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á., 2018. Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific. New World Publications; 2nd Revised, Updated edition. 452 pp. {{ISBN|1878348671}}, {{ISBN|978-1878348678}}, p. 195Rudman W. B., 1999.[http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/hypsbull Hypselodoris bullocki (Collingwood, 1881) - Page 1.] In: Sea slug forum. Sydney: Australian Museum.
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