Hypselodoris_maritima

<i>Hypselodoris maritima</i>

Hypselodoris maritima

Species of gastropod

Hypselodoris maritima is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

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Distribution

This nudibranch is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from New Caledonia to Japan.[3]

Description

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]

References

  1. [1]
    Baba, K. (1949). Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo, 194pp., 50 pls.
  2. [2]
    MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris maritima (Baba, 1949). Accessed on 2019-01-18
  3. [3]
    Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 19) Hypselodoris maritima (Baba, 1949). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. [4]
    Rudman, W.B. (1982) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris quadricolor, C. lineolata and Hypselodoris nigrolineata colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 76: 183-241.
  5. [5]
    Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á., 2018. Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific. New World Publications; 2nd Revised, Updated edition. 452 pp. ISBN 1878348671, ISBN 978-1878348678, p. 192
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