| Hypselodoris regina | |
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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. regina |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypselodoris regina Marcus & Marcus, 1970 [1] | |
Hypselodoris regina is a conspicuous species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [2]
This nudibranch was described from one specimen collected at Nosy Tanikely, south of Nosy Be, Madagascar amongst coral at 2 m depth. [1] It has been reported from South Africa, [3] Tanzania [4] and Mozambique. [5] It is known only from the Western Indian Ocean. [6]
Hypselodoris regina has an orange body with typically three black longitudinal lines separated by two elongate orange patches and a white background on its dorsum. There is a continuous or broken orange margin to the mantle. The gills and rhinophores are orange, sometimes outlined in white. This nudibranch is similar in appearance to Chromodoris colemani and Chromodoris hamiltoni , an example of mimicry. [7]
This species can reach a total length of at least 40 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Dysidea . [6]
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