Hypselodoris regina
| Hypselodoris regina | |
|---|---|
| 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. regina |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypselodoris regina Marcus & Marcus, 1970[1] | |
Hypselodoris regina is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1]
Distribution
This nudibranch is known only from the Western Indian Ocean.[1]
Description
Hypselodoris regina has an orange body with typically three black longitudinal lines and a white background on its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are orange, sometimes outlined in white. This nudibranch is similar in appearance to Chromodoris elisabethina and Chromodoris hamiltoni.
This species can reach a total length of at least 40 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Dysidea.[1]
References
- Rudman, W.B. (1977) Chromodorid opisthobranch Mollusca from East Africa and the tropical West Pacific. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 61: 351-397
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