About Hypselodoris variobranchia Gosliner & R.F.Johnson, 2018
Hypselodoris variobranchia is a species of large nudibranch that can reach a maximum length of 50 mm. It has a deep purple body, with a broad solid white border along the edge of its mantle. The bulb of its rhinophores is orange, and the rhinophore sheaths are purple. Its gills can be either orange or deep purple. It has a tall, deep purple gill pocket. This species has often been misidentified and reported as Hypselodoris bullocki, and it is also frequently mistaken for Hypselodoris apolegma. The holotype of Hypselodoris variobranchia was collected from Aphol's Rock, Maricaban Island, Tingloy, Batangas Province, Luzon Island, Philippines, at coordinates 13.6586°N 120.9013°E, from a depth of 30 meters. It is a common, widespread species, with confirmed reports from Queensland, Australia; Malaysia; Indonesia; and Okinawa, Japan.
