Appearance
"Hypselodoris variobranchia" has a deep purple body with a broad solid white border to the mantle. The bulb of the rhinophores is orange, with purple sheaths. The gills may be orange or deep purple. There is a tall gill pocket which is also deep purple in colour. This species has frequently been reported as "Hypselodoris bullocki".This is a large nudibranch, reaching 50 mm in length.
Distribution
The holotype of this nudibranch was collected at 30 m depth from Aphol's Rock, Maricaban Island, Tingloy, Batangas Province, Luzon Island, Philippines,. It is a common and widespread species which has been reported from Queensland, Australia; Malaysia;Lau. A, 2006 [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Indonesia and Okinawa, Japan but frequently mistaken for "Hypselodoris bullocki" or "Hypselodoris apolegma".References:
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