Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Hypselodoris iacula | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Hypselodoris Rank Species | |
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Similar Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa, Hypselodoris zephyra, Hypselodoris krakatoa, Hypselodoris whitei, Hypselodoris maritima | ||
Hypselodoris iacula is a species of very colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
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Distribution
This nudibranch is known from the Western Pacific Ocean including Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.
Description
Hypselodoris iacula has a pink body and a bright orange mantle. The body and dorsum are covered in a white mesh-like pattern. The gills and rhinophores are orange.
This species can reach a total length of at least 25 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Euryspongia.
References
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