Hypselodoris_saintvincentius

<i>Hypselodoris saintvincentius</i>

Hypselodoris saintvincentius

Species of gastropod

Hypselodoris saintvincentius is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1]

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Distribution

This nudibranch is known only from Southern and Southwestern Australia.[1]

Description

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]

References

  1. [1]
    "The Sea Slug Forum - Hypselodoris saintvincentius". 2010-07-15.
  • Johnson, R. F. and Valdés, A. (2001) The Hypselodoris infucata, H. obscura and H. saintvincentius species complex (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Chromodorididae), with remarks on the genus Brachyclanis Ehrenberg, 1831. Journal of Natural History 35: 1371-1398.


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