Hypselodoris confetti
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| Padangbai, Bali. | |
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| Hypselodoris confetti Gosliner & Johnson, 2018[1]
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Hypselodoris confetti is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
Distribution
This nudibranch was described from Siar Island, Madang, Papua New Guinea, 5°11′00″S 145°48′24″E / 5.183333°S 145.80667°E. It is reported from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Hong Kong.
Description
Hypselodoris confetti has previously been confused with Hypselodoris kanga. It has a white or grey semi-translucent body covered with large yellow spots and smaller blue-black spots. The dark blue spots at the edge of the mantle are often extended into patches at right angles to the margin and have a diffuse halo of bright blue around them. The gills have lines on the outer edges which are purple grading to blue and then red at the tips. The flattened outer face bears a vertical row of round yellow spots. The rhinophores have bright red clubs and blue-purple bases.[1]
This species can reach a total length of at least 35 mm.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Epstein, H. E.; Hallas, J. M.; Johnson, R. F.; Lopez, A.; Gosliner, T. M. (2018). Reading between the lines: revealing cryptic species diversity and colour patterns in Hypselodoris nudibranchs (Mollusca: Heterobranchia: Chromodorididae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2018, XX, 1–74. With 40 figures.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris confetti Gosliner & Johnson, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-09-25.