WoRMS taxon details
Hypselodoris infucata (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
139151 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139151)
accepted
Species
Brachychlanis pantherina Ehrenberg, 1831 · unaccepted
Chromodoris diardi (Kelaart, 1859) · unaccepted
Chromodoris runcinata Bergh, 1877 · unaccepted
Chromodoris semperi Bergh, 1877 · unaccepted
Doris diardi Kelaart, 1859 · unaccepted
Doris infucata Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830 · unaccepted (original combination)
Glossodoris runcinata (Bergh, 1877) · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Doris infucata Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830) Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F. S. (1828-1830). Mollusca. In: Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt, H. L. Brönner. pp. 15-22, pls 4-6 [1828]; pp. 23-47, pls 7-12 [1830]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140891
page(s): 34, Plate 10, Figure 3 [details]
page(s): 34, Plate 10, Figure 3 [details]
Nomenclature Gosliner, Behrens & Valdes (2008) record this species as H. infucata (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828).
Description Up to 4 cm long. Ground colour purplish-grey with a creamy central band, and covered in dark blue and yellow spots and...
Nomenclature Gosliner, Behrens & Valdes (2008) record this species as H. infucata (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828). [details]
Description Up to 4 cm long. Ground colour purplish-grey with a creamy central band, and covered in dark blue and yellow spots and...
Description Up to 4 cm long. Ground colour purplish-grey with a creamy central band, and covered in dark blue and yellow spots and creamy patches. The rhinophores are bright orange red and the gills bright red and whtie. Habitat: diverse, among shallow coral reefs. Distribution: W Indian Ocean, Red Sea to W Pacific Ocean (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Hypselodoris infucata (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139151 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Doris infucata Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830) Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F. S. (1828-1830). Mollusca. In: Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt, H. L. Brönner. pp. 15-22, pls 4-6 [1828]; pp. 23-47, pls 7-12 [1830]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140891
page(s): 34, Plate 10, Figure 3 [details]
original description (of Chromodoris runcinata Bergh, 1877) Bergh, L. S. R. (1874). Neue Nacktschnecken der Südsee, malacologische Untersuchungen II. <em>Journal des Museum Godeffroy.</em> 2(6): 91-116 [1-26], pls 1-4., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10860988
page(s): 479-481 [details]
original description (of Chromodoris semperi Bergh, 1877) Semper, C. (1870-1885). <i>Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Theil 2. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 3, Landmollusken</i>. Wiesbaden: Kreidel. [1-80, pls 1-7 (1870); 81-128 (1873); 129-168 (1874); 169-224 (1877); 225-264, pls 19–20, 22–23 (1880); 265–290, pl. 21 (1882); 291-327, pls 24–27 (1885)] (publication dates after Zool. Record)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32630046 [details]
original description (of Brachychlanis pantherina Ehrenberg, 1831) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135
page(s): Decas prima: Mollusca, folio g, p. 4 [details]
original description (of Doris diardi Kelaart, 1859) Kelaart, E. F. (1859). On some additional species of nudibranchiate mollusks from Ceylon. <em>Annals & Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 3, 4(22):267-270., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2356219#page/287/mode/1up
page(s): 267. [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 34, Plate 10, Figure 3 [details]
original description (of Chromodoris runcinata Bergh, 1877) Bergh, L. S. R. (1874). Neue Nacktschnecken der Südsee, malacologische Untersuchungen II. <em>Journal des Museum Godeffroy.</em> 2(6): 91-116 [1-26], pls 1-4., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10860988
page(s): 479-481 [details]
original description (of Chromodoris semperi Bergh, 1877) Semper, C. (1870-1885). <i>Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Theil 2. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 3, Landmollusken</i>. Wiesbaden: Kreidel. [1-80, pls 1-7 (1870); 81-128 (1873); 129-168 (1874); 169-224 (1877); 225-264, pls 19–20, 22–23 (1880); 265–290, pl. 21 (1882); 291-327, pls 24–27 (1885)] (publication dates after Zool. Record)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32630046 [details]
original description (of Brachychlanis pantherina Ehrenberg, 1831) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135
page(s): Decas prima: Mollusca, folio g, p. 4 [details]
original description (of Doris diardi Kelaart, 1859) Kelaart, E. F. (1859). On some additional species of nudibranchiate mollusks from Ceylon. <em>Annals & Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 3, 4(22):267-270., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2356219#page/287/mode/1up
page(s): 267. [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of
the chromodorid nudibranchs. <i>PLoS ONE</i> 7(4): e33479., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033479 [details]
Other
additional source
Rudman, W. B. (1977). Chromodorid opisthobranch Mollusca from East Africa and the tropical West Pacific. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 61: 351-397. [details] Available for editors 
[request]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rudman, W. B. (1984). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 81(2): 115-273.
page(s): 207 [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. M.; Behrens, D. W.; Valdés, Á. (2008). Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. <em>Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington.</em> 426, pp.
page(s): 264 [details]
additional source Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) <i>Nudibranchs of the world</i>. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN: 978-3-939767-06-0
page(s): 127 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California.
page(s): 81. [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 326 [details]
[request]additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Rudman, W. B. (1984). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 81(2): 115-273.
page(s): 207 [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. M.; Behrens, D. W.; Valdés, Á. (2008). Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. <em>Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington.</em> 426, pp.
page(s): 264 [details]
additional source Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) <i>Nudibranchs of the world</i>. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN: 978-3-939767-06-0
page(s): 127 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California.
page(s): 81. [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 326 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Gosliner, Behrens & Valdes (2008) record this species as H. infucata (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828). [details]From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species impact in Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]Introduced species vector dispersal in Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) Canals [details]
Unreviewed
Description Up to 4 cm long. Ground colour purplish-grey with a creamy central band, and covered in dark blue and yellow spots and creamy patches. The rhinophores are bright orange red and the gills bright red and whtie. Habitat: diverse, among shallow coral reefs. Distribution: W Indian Ocean, Red Sea to W Pacific Ocean (Richmond, 1997). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | mottled doridBlack-spotted Split-tooth Dorid | [details] |
| Japanese | シモフリイロウミウシ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chromodoris diardi (Kelaart, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Chromodoris runcinata Bergh, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Glossodoris runcinata (Bergh, 1877))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hypselodoris infucata)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Doris infucata Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
To OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (from synonym Chromodoris runcinata Bergh, 1877)
To PESI (from synonym Chromodoris runcinata Bergh, 1877)
To PESI (from synonym Doris infucata Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chromodoris diardi (Kelaart, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Chromodoris runcinata Bergh, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Glossodoris runcinata (Bergh, 1877))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hypselodoris infucata)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Doris infucata Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
To OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (from synonym Chromodoris runcinata Bergh, 1877)
To PESI (from synonym Chromodoris runcinata Bergh, 1877)
To PESI (from synonym Doris infucata Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
