Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Hypselodoris placida | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Hypselodoris Rank Species | |
Similar Hypselodoris maritima, Goniobranchus splendidus, Mexichromis mariei | ||
Hypselodoris placida is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
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Distribution
This nudibranch is only found in Japan and the seas around Hong Kong.
Description
The hypselodoris placida has an opaque white body and a white-blue mantle edge and foot. There are black specks present on the upper dorsum and body. The gills and rhinophores are white, tipped with yellow.
This species can reach a total length of at least 20 mm.
References
Hypselodoris placida Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA