Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Hypselodoris regina | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Hypselodoris Rank Species | |
People also search for Hypselodoris rudmani | ||
Hypselodoris regina is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Contents
Distribution
This nudibranch is known only from the Western Indian Ocean.
Description
Hypselodoris regina has an orange body with typically three black longitudinal lines and a white background on its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are orange, sometimes outlined in white. This nudibranch is similar in appearance to Chromodoris elisabethina and Chromodoris hamiltoni.
This species can reach a total length of at least 40 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Dysidea.
References
Hypselodoris regina Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA