Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Hypselodoris jacksoni | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Hypselodoris Rank Species | |
Similar Hypselodoris obscura, Chromodoris kuiteri, Dermatobranchus ornatus, Hypselodoris maritima, Doriprismatica | ||
Hypselodoris jacksoni is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
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Distribution
This nudibranch is found in eastern Australia throughout the Coral Sea.
Description
Hypselodoris jacksoni has a yellow and white body with an orange mantle. There are black longitudinal lines along the sides of its body, and a black crissed-crossed pattern of lines on its dorsum. The rhinophores are bright orange, and the gills are white, outlined with orange.
This species can reach a total length of at least 35 mm and has been observed feeding on yellow sponges from the genus Euryspongia.
References
Hypselodoris jacksoni Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA