Doris sumptuosa Gould, 1852

Tibiriçá, Yara, Pola, Marta, Pittman, Cory, Gosliner, Terrence M., Malaquias, Manuel A. & Cervera, Juan Lucas, 2023, A Spanish dancer? No! A troupe of dancers: a review of the family Hexabranchidae Bergh, 1891 (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Nudibranchia), Organisms Diversity & Evolution (New York, N. Y.) 23 (4), pp. 697-742 : 730

Doris sumptuosa Gould, 1852 (Fig. 26L)

Description notes Only external morphology provided: size 270 mm; four transverse constrictions on notum; background cherry-red with purple and yellow dots on the notum and yellow blotches at constrictions; rhinophores rose.

Own conclusion/opinion on its taxonomic status The author mentions that the species is similar to Doris marginata but that the oral tentacles are ovate, delicate, and crenate. He also states that there are more gill leaves (around twelve). According to our findings, H. lacer is the valid name for D. marginata and the number of gill leaves is variable in that species. Additionally, a close look reveals a mottled central notum and undulating margins on the lateral red bands. Thus, no substantial differences can be seen between H. sumptuosa and H. lacer . We consider D. sumptuosa Gould (1852) , a junior synonym of H. lacer .