New record of Hypselodoris infucata (Rüppel & Leuckart, 1830) (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Chromodorididae) in the Republic of Mauritius
Ah Shee Tee, L.; Puchooa, D.; Appadoo, C.; Bhoyroo, V. (2022). New record of Hypselodoris infucata (Rüppel & Leuckart, 1830) (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Chromodorididae) in the Republic of Mauritius. Check List: the journal of biodiversity data 18(1): 1-9. https://dx.doi.org/10.15560/18.1.1
In: Check List: The Journal of Biodiversity Data. Pensoft Publishers: Sofia. e-ISSN 1809-127X, more
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Nudibranchia [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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Geographic range; islands; Western Indian Ocean; Nudibranchia; sea slug |
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- Ah Shee Tee, L.
- Puchooa, D.
- Appadoo, C.
- Bhoyroo, V.
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| Abstract |
To date, 179 species belonging to the gastropod infraclass Euthyneura are known from Mauritius. We report for the first time from Mauritius the chromodorid nudibranch, Hypselodoris infucata (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830), based on 47 sites surveyed over 17 months. This species was previously known from the eastern Mediterranean Sea, Indo-Pacific Ocean, and Western Indian Ocean. We observed it in Mauritius at Bain des Dames near a shipwreck under coral rubble. Considering the small size and camouflage behavior of some nudibranch species, additional fieldwork will likely add others species unknown from the islands. |
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