Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Hypselodoris sagamiensis | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Hypselodoris Rank Species | |
Similar Hypselodoris maritima, Hypselodoris obscura, Dermatobranchus ornatus, Chromodoris kuiteri, Doriprismatica | ||
Hypselodoris sagamiensis 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 known only from Japan.
Description
Hypselodoris sagamiensis has a white-translucent body with black spots on its mantle. The mantle is edged with an outer purple and inner yellow line. The gills and rhinophores are orange, sometimes outlined in white.
This species can reach a total length of at least 30 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Euryspongia.
References
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