Hypselodoris jacksoni

Hypselodoris jacksoni
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. jacksoni
Binomial name
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Wilson & Willan, 2007[1]

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

Distribution

This nudibranch is found in eastern Australia throughout the Coral Sea.

Description

Hypselodoris jacksoni has a yellow and white body with an orange mantle. There are black longitudinal lines along the sides of its body, and a black crissed-crossed pattern of lines on its dorsum. The rhinophores are bright orange, and the gills are white, outlined with orange.

This species can reach a total length of at least 35 mm and has been observed feeding on yellow sponges from the genus Euryspongia.[1]

References

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