Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Hypselodoris andersoni | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Hypselodoris Rank Species | |
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Hypselodoris andersoni is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. It is possibly synonymous with Chromodoris peasei (Bergh, 1880). Known for a long time as Hypselodoris peasei, this species was reclassified in 1989.
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Distribution
This nudibranch is known only from the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Maui in the central Pacific Ocean.
Description
Hypselodoris andersoni has a white body and a blue mantle edge and foot. There are often black specks present on the upper dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are white, lined with orange bands.
This species can reach a total length of at least 20 mm and has been observed feeding on yellow sponges from the genus Luffariella.
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