Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Hypselodoris Rank Species | ||
Similar Hypselodoris whitei, Hypselodoris iacula, Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa, Hypselodoris imperialis, Hypselodoris zephyra | ||
Hypselodoris maridadilus is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. It feeds on sponges.
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Distribution
This nudibranch is found in the Western Indian Ocean, from South Africa to the Red Sea.
Description
Hypselodoris maridadilus has a yellow body with purple longitudinal lines, and a purple bordered mantle. The gills and rhinophores are bright orange. It is very similar in appearance to Hypselodoris whitei which differs slightly in having white-tipped rhinophores and gills.
This species can reach a total length of at least 30 mm.
References
Hypselodoris maridadilus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA