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Hypselodoris nigrostriata

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Hypselodoris nigrostriata
Hypselodoris nigrostriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Chromodorididae
Genus:
Hypselodoris
Species:
H. nigrostriata
Binomial name
Hypselodoris nigrostriata
(Eliot, 1904)[1]
Synonyms

Chromodoris nigrostriata Eliot, 1904 (basionym)

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

Distribution

This nudibranch is found in the Western Indian Ocean, from Tanzania to the Red Sea.

Description

Hypselodoris nigrostriata has a yellow body with black striated lines running all over the body and upper dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are orange-red.

This species can reach a total length of at least 40 mm and feeds on blue sponges from the genus Dysidea.[1]

References

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  • Rudman, W.B. (1977) Chromodorid opisthobranch Mollusca from East Africa and the tropical West Pacific. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 61: 351-397
  • Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115-273. page(s): 189
  • Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 124
  • Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 266


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