Baptodoris peruviana (d'Orbigny, 1837)

Habitat.

Benthic.

Depth.

4-15 m ( Schrödl and Hooker 2014).

Type material.

Holotype ZMB 50748-Isla de Pajargo ( Pájaros), Chile (as Platydoris punctatella Bergh, 1898), poorly preserved. Neotype SSUC 6977 ( Doris peruviana), Iquique (Chile, 20°12'S), February 1965, undissected specimen (Fischer and Cervera 2005a).

Distribution.

From San Lorenzo Island (Callao, Peru, 12°S) ( d’Orbigny 1835-1846) to Los Molles ( Valparaíso, 32°15'S) (Fischer and Cervera 2005).

Sampling/reporting sites.

In Peru it was reported for first time as Doriopsis peruviana in San Lorenzo Island (12°05′) by d’Orbigny (1835-1846). It was also reported in Callao (12°S, as Doris peruviana, Dall 1909), Pucusana (Lima, 12°28'S, as Platydoris punctatella, Schrödl 1996a), Tortugas Bay (Ancash, 09°21′S), Independencia Bay (Ica, 14°14'S), and San Juan de Marcona (Ica, 15°21′S) (Uribe et al. 2013) In Chile, it was collected in Iquique (20°12'S), Mejillones (23°20'S), La Portada (Antofagasta, 23°39'S), and Los Molles ( Valparaíso, 32°15'S) (Fischer and Cervera 2005a).

Remarks.

Initially reported as Doris peruviana d’Orbigny 1836, transferred to Platydoris Bergh, 1877 by Schrödl (2003), who also included Bergh’s (1898) description of P. punctatella as a junior synonym. Dorgan et al. (2002) ruled out that these reports were about a species belonging to Platydoris, based on a photograph of a live specimen ( Schrödl 1996a). Based on the description of the radular teeth, this species was transferred from Platydoris to the genus Baptodoris (Fischer and Cervera 2005a). Regarding its northernmost distribution, Fischer and Cervera (2005a) considered the reports from Tagus Cove (Albermarle, Galapagos Islands) (Pilsbry and Vanatta 1902) as doubtful.