Hypselodoris infucata

Photograph taken by Daniela Wolf taken in Lembeh, Indonesia

Comment from Dustin: I am currently trying to ID my shots of this same nudi taken in Lembeh. Currently I am working from Debelius & Kuiter Nudies of the World and web searches. It appears to be Hypselodoris infucata based on characteristics of the gills. The distinctly orange gills and rhinopores, rhinopores lacking purple, and gills lacking any visible yellow spots seems to indicate it is not Hypselodoris Kanga?

Photo Information

Photographer
Daniela Wolf
Location
Lembeh, Indonesia
Species name
Hypselodoris infucata
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"This is an interesting photo that I am pretty sure the individual is Hypselodoris infucata based on mantle, rhinophoral, and gill coloration. The only inconsistency is the two front gills which seem to be triangular (normally all the gills in Hypselodoris infucata are diamond-shaped, in contrast to Hypselodoris kanga where all are triangular). However, this apparent triangular shape in just these two gills may be an artefact of the way these gills are positioned in the photo. It would be nice to see another photo of this individual from a different angle. Having said that, I must add that Debelius & Kuiter have clearly got some identifications wrong for this species group in Nudibranchs of the World and all the species (Hypselodoris infucata, Hypselodoris obscura, Hypselodoris saintvincentius, Hypselodoris festiva, Hypselodoris kanga) are nowhere nearly as sharply delimited as they make out (in other words there is much greater intraspecific variation in colour pattern than this text would suggest), so it is not an infallible reference source. In particular, on page 127 the centre left photo shows an individual in the act of feeding from Bali that is Hypselodoris kanga and not Hypselodoris infucata. Previous comment from Dr. Richard Willan: A juvenile individual."
Comment from Richard Willan
This is an interesting photo that I am pretty sure the individual is Hypselodoris infucata based on mantle, rhinophoral, and gill coloration. The only inconsistency is the two front gills which seem to be triangular (normally all the gills in Hypselodoris infucata are diamond-shaped, in contrast to Hypselodoris kanga where all are triangular). However, this apparent triangular shape in just these two gills may be an artefact of the way these gills are positioned in the photo. It would be nice to see another photo of this individual from a different angle. Having said that, I must add that Debelius & Kuiter have clearly got some identifications wrong for this species group in Nudibranchs of the World and all the species (Hypselodoris infucata, Hypselodoris obscura, Hypselodoris saintvincentius, Hypselodoris festiva, Hypselodoris kanga) are nowhere nearly as sharply delimited as they make out (in other words there is much greater intraspecific variation in colour pattern than this text would suggest), so it is not an infallible reference source. In particular, on page 127 the centre left photo shows an individual in the act of feeding from Bali that is Hypselodoris kanga and not Hypselodoris infucata. Previous comment from Dr. Richard Willan: A juvenile individual.
Camera
Nikon D200
Taken on
27 November 2007 07:49:44 am
Posted
17 years ago
Updated
6 months ago
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EXIF Information

Camera
Nikon D200
Date and Time
2007:10:27 07:49:44
Exposure Time
833/49979
Exposure Bias
0/1
Focal Length
105/1 mm
Horizontal Resolution
300/1 dpi
Vertical Resolution
300/1 dpi
Aperture
f/11.0
Exposure Program
Aperture priority
Exposure Mode
Auto exposure
Metering Mode
Pattern
Light Source
unknown
Flash
Strobe return light detected
White Balance
Auto white balance
Color Space
sRGB
Software
ACD Systems Digital Imaging

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDoridina
FamilyChromodorididae
SpeciesHypselodoris infucata