Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Hypselodoris whitei | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Hypselodoris Rank Species | |
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Similar Hypselodoris zephyra, Hypselodoris tryoni, Goniobranchus verrieri, Hypselodoris obscura, Hypselodoris maritima | ||
Hypselodoris whitei is a colourful 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 Tropical Western Pacific from Australia to Hawaii.
Description
Hypselodoris whitei has a yellow body with purple longitudinal lines, and a purple bordered mantle. The gills and rhinophores are bright orange tipped with white. It is very similar in appearance to Hypselodoris maridadilus but that species lacks the white-tipped rhinophores and gills.
This species can reach a total length of at least 40 mm and feeds on sponges.
References
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