Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Hypselodoris insulana | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Hypselodoris Rank Species | |
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Hypselodoris insulana is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
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Distribution
This nudibranch is found in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands of Midway and Kure Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean.
Description
Hypselodoris insulana has an off-white or brown coloured body and a bright purple mantle edge and foot. There are white longitudinal lines on its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are white, lined with orange bands.
This species can reach a total length of at least 30 mm.
References
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