Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Hypselodoris babai | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Hypselodoris Rank Species | |
Similar Hypselodoris iacula, Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa, Hypselodoris krakatoa, Cape dorid | ||
Hypselodoris babai is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
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Distribution
This nudibranch was described from Seragaki, Okinawa, Japan. It has been reported from the Western Pacific Ocean from Australia to Okinawa.
Description
Hypselodoris babai has a bright orange body with a white lined mantle and foot. It has white spots on its dorsum and body. The gills and rhinophores are orange.
This species can reach a total length of at least 40 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Euryspongia.
References
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