Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Hypselodoris paulinae People also search for Hypselodoris fucata | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Hypselodoris Rank Species | |
Hypselodoris paulinae 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 Hawaiian islands in the central Pacific Ocean.
Description
Hypselodoris paulinae has a white-cream body which is covered all over with red-brown spots and lines. The gills and rhinophores are also white, lined with red.
This species can reach a total length of at least 60 mm.
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