Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Hypselodoris | |
Scientific name Hypselodoris saintvincentius Similar Felimare zebra, Goniobranchus vibratus, Hypselodoris imperialis | ||
Hypselodoris saintvincentius 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 Southern and Southwestern Australia.
Description
Hypselodoris saintvincentius has a dark blue-black body which is covered in hundreds of small black and white spots. There is typically a creamy-white irregular, lined pattern present on its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are orange, sometimes outlined in white.
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 saintvincentius Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA