Hypselodoris maritima | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Hypselodoris |
Species: | H. maritima |
Binomial name | |
Hypselodoris maritima | |
Hypselodoris maritima is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [2]
This nudibranch is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from New Caledonia to Japan. [3]
Hypselodoris maritima has a white body with a yellow and blue mantle edge and foot. There are black striated lines present on the upper dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are white, lined with orange. [4] This species can reach a total length of at least 20 mm. It is similar in appearance to Hypselodoris nigrolineata [3] [5]
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