| Hypselodoris violacea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Hypselodoris |
| Species: | H. violacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypselodoris violacea | |
Hypselodoris violacea is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. [2]
The holotype of this nudibranch was collected at 10 m depth from Magic Reef, Busuanga Island, Palawan, Philippines, 11°59′N120°05′E / 11.99°N 120.08°E . It is known only from Palawan, Philippines and northern Borneo, Malaysia. [3] [1]
Hypselodoris violacea has a deep, dark purple body with a broad solid white border to the mantle. The bulb of the rhinophores is deep purple, with sheaths of the same colour. The gills are also entirely deep purple. There is a tall gill pocket which is also deep purple in colour. This is a large nudibranch, reaching 50 mm in length. [1] This species has been reported as Hypselodoris bullocki . [4] [1] [5]
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