Selection: Carminodoris estrelyado

Carminodoris estrelyado (Gosliner & Behrens, 1998) [Hoplodoris]

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Carminodoris estrelyado is characterized by the yellow rings around the tubercles. The colour pattern on the dorsal surface of it looks like fried eggs, served sunny-side up. Though brightly coloured and spectacularly patterned it is very difficult to see in the natural habitat, a real camouflage pattern. It is also known as Hoplodoris estrelyado
There is still a lot of confusion on the taxonomic placement:
Fahey, S. J. & Gosliner, T. M. (2003) Mistaken identities: On the Discodorididae genera Hoplodoris Bergh, 1880 and Carminodoris Bergh, 1889 (Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 54(10): 169-208.
online at PUBLICATIONS OF THE PEET PROJECT synonymised Carminodoris with Hoplodoris, I quote the abstract:
"Analyses indicate that the genus Carminodoris Bergh, 1889 is a junior synonym of Hoplodoris Bergh, 1880.
Dayrat, B., & T. M. Gosliner. 2005. Species names and metaphyly: a case study in Discodorididae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Euthyneura, Nudibranchia, Doridina). Zoologica Scripta 34(2):199-224.
I quote the abstract: " Therefore, instead of reallocating some Carminodoris species to Hoplodoris, it is actually some Hoplodoris species that need to be transferred to Carminodoris."
WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species lists both genera as accepted: Carminodoris and Hoplodoris.
Gosliner, Terrence M., David W. Behrens & Ángel Valdés. 2008. Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs. Sea Challengers Natural History Books.
Gig Harbor, Washington. 426pp. uses Carminodoris at page 168
NUDIPIXEL uses Hoplodoris.
I follow Gosliner, et al, 2008 and place it in the genus Carminodoris in the family Discodorididae.
More informations on Carminodoris estrelyado as Hoplodoris estrelyado are at Bill Rudman's Sea-Slug Forum!