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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