| Hypselodoris saintvincentius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Hypselodoris |
| Species: | H. saintvincentius |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypselodoris saintvincentius (Burn, 1962) [1] | |
Hypselodoris saintvincentius is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. [1]
This nudibranch is known only from Southern and Southwestern Australia. [1]
This species was described from the intertidal zone at Coobowie, west coast of St Vincent Gulf, South Australia 35°02′39″S137°44′24″E / 35.044260°S 137.739888°E . It is related to the widespread tropical species Hypselodoris infucata and the similar Australian species Hypselodoris obscura . It has been reported from depths to 12 m and from Western Australia. [2]
Hypselodoris saintvincentius has a dark blue-black body which is covered in hundreds of small black and white spots. There is typically a creamy-white irregular, lined pattern present on its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are orange, sometimes outlined in white.
This species can reach a total length of at least 40 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Dysidea . [1]
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