Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Hypselodoris dollfusi | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Hypselodoris Rank Species | |
Similar Hypselodoris imperialis, Felimare zebra, Cape dorid | ||
Hypselodoris dollfusi is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. After being described initially in 1933 by Pruvot-Fol, this species was not seen again until its rediscovery in 2000.
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Distribution
This nudibranch is found in the Gulf of Suez, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Northern Indian Ocean.
Description
Hypselodoris dollfusi has a white body and a yellow edged mantle. There are very prominent red-ringed purple spots on its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are white, lined with red. There are slight colour variations among individuals in this species. This nudibranch can reach a total length of at least 50 mm.
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