Description of a new species of Hypselodoris (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Chromodoridae) from Venezuela
Caballer, M.; Ortea, J. (2012). Description of a new species of Hypselodoris (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Chromodoridae) from Venezuela. Rev. Acad. Canar. Cienc. XXII(3): 93-106
In: Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. Folia Canariensis Academiae Scientiarum. Academia Canaria de Ciencias: Tenerife. ISSN 1130-4723, more
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Mollusca, Gastropoda, Hypselodoris samueli sp. nov., species complex, Caribbean |
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A new species of the gastropod genus Hypselodoris Stimpson, 1855 is described from the continental coasts of Venezuela. Hypselodoris samueli sp. nov. is characterized by the uniform dark blue colouration of the rhinophores, the rhinophoral sheath outlined by yellow pigment, not forming a ring on juveniles, the lack of mantle glands after the rhinophores, the jaws with two triangular smooth areas and small pin-shaped denticles on its ventral central region and by the evolve of mantle colour pattern with the size. |
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