Hypselodoris carnea (Bergh, 1889)

Tibiriçá, Yara, Pola, Marta & Cervera, Juan Lucas, 2017, Astonishing diversity revealed: an annotated and illustrated inventory of Nudipleura (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Mozambique, Zootaxa 4359 (1), pp. 1-133 : 33

Hypselodoris carnea (Bergh, 1889)

( Figures 7 I –J )

Material examined. Twelve specimens. MB28-004477, ZWH, 0 8 Feb. 2012, 18 m, 25mm, collected by S. Bruck; MB28-004478, ZWH, 0 8 Feb. 2012, 16 m, 26mm, collected by S. Bruck; MB28-004487, ZGWN, 23 Feb. 2012, 25 m, 22mm, collected by S. Bruck; MB28-004516, ZDD, 23 Feb. 2012, 1 m, 31mm; MHN-YT358, ZSC, 14 May 2012, 22, 10mm; MB28-004570, ZSC, 0 8 Jun. 2012, 22 m, 15mm; ZMBN117029, ZWH, 13 Jun. 2012, 17 m, 8mm; MHN-YT471, ZWH, 17 Jun. 2012, 18 m, 32mm; ZMBN117032, ZAR, 22 Aug. 2012, 30 m, 32mm, collected by J. Bergman; ZMBN117039, ZJS, 13 Jun. 2013, 8 m, 10mm; MB28-004688, ZM, 13 Jun. 2013, 8 m, 16mm; MB28- 0 0 4865, POB, 12 May 2014, 15m, 23mm.

Habitats. Subtropical tidal reef and rocky reef.

Occurrences. Ponta do Ouro and Zavora.

Geographic distribution. Indian Ocean. Arabian Sea ( Debelius 1996), Yemen, Oman, Réunion Island (Gosliner et al. 2008), Mauritius, South Africa ( Gosliner 1987) and Mozambique.

Remarks. This species shows a gradual variation in colour from light-creamy with several red spots to darkbrown with fewer spots ( Figs. 7 I –J ). H. carnea is externally similar to H. capensis ( Barnard 1927) , but H. capensis seems to be restricted to the temperate waters of South Africa ( Gosliner & Johnson 1999).

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FIGURE 7. A, Goniobranchus kitae (MB28-004868). B, Goniobranchus lekker (MB28-004435). C, Goniobranchus pruna (MB28-004571). D, Goniobranchus tennentanus (MB28-004664). E–F Goniobranchus cf. tinctorius (MB28-004870 and MB28-004872, respectively). G, Goniobranchus verrieri (MB28-004657). H, Hypselodoris bullockii (MB28-004828). I–J, Hypselodoris carnea (MHN-YT358, MB28-004477, ZMBN117032 and MHN-YT471, respectively). K, Hypselodoris emma (MB28-004548).L, Hypselodoris fucata (MB28-004791).