Hypselodoris reidi is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Hypselodoris |
| Species: | H. reidi
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| Hypselodoris reidi | |
Distribution
editThis nudibranch is known to range from Luzon in the Philippines to Sulawesi in Indonesia.[3]
Description
editHypselodoris reidi has a cream-to-white body with white raised spots covering its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are a pale straw-yellow colour. There are sometimes pale-purple or brown colourations on the body.[4]
This species can reach a total length of at least 50 mm. It is similar in anatomy to Hypselodoris jacksoni and Hypselodoris krakatoa.[3] Genetic evidence suggests that Hypselodoris lacuna, Hypselodoris regina, Hypselodoris krakatoa, Hypselodoris cerisae, Hypselodoris jacksoni, Hypselodoris reidi and Hypselodoris iba are a closely related group of species.[5]
References
edit- ^ Gosliner, T.M. & Johnson, R.F. (1999) Phylogeny of Hypselodoris (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) with a review of the monophyletic clade of Indo-Pacific species, including descriptions of twelve new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 125: 1-114.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris reidi Gosliner & R. F. Johnson, 1999. Accessed on 2019-01-20.
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2002 (November 20) Hypselodoris reidi Gosliner & Johnson, 1999. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ 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. 187
- ^ 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.