Hypselodoris bennetti
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Hypselodoris bennetti is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
Distribution
This nudibranch is found in Southeastern Australia from Queensland to Victoria.[3]
Description
Hypselodoris bennetti has a translucent white body which may have a blue, pink or purple hue, and a bright yellow mantle edge. There are red spots on its under body and dorsum running longitudinally along the centre and at the mantle edge. Some animals have yellow spots. The gills and rhinophores are white, outlined with pink or red.
This species can reach a total length of at least 50 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Psammocinia.[3]
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Hypselodoris bennetti
References
- ^ Angas, George French. 1864. Description d'espèces nouvelles appartenant à plusieurs genres de Mollusques Nudibranches des environs de Port-Jackson (Nouvelle-Galles du Sud), accompagnée de dessins faits d'après nature. Journal de Conchyliologie, series 3, 12:43-70, pls. 4-6, page 51.
- ^ a b Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Hypselodoris bennetti. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-18
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 1) Hypselodoris bennetti (Angas, 1864). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Further reading
- Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 136
External links
- Hypselodoris bennetti at nudipixel
- An image of a mating pair at [1]
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