Hypselodoris sagamiensis

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Hypselodoris sagamiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Hypselodoris
Species:
H. sagamiensis
Binomial name
Hypselodoris sagamiensis
(Baba 1949)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Glossodoris sagamiensis Baba, 1949 (basionym)

Hypselodoris sagamiensis is a

mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Distribution

This nudibranch is known only from Japan.[3], India

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

rhinophores are orange, sometimes outlined in white.[4][5]

This species can reach a total length of at least 30 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Euryspongia.[3]

References

  1. ^ Baba, K. (1949) Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty The Emperor of Japan. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo. 194pp., 50 Pls.
  2. ^ a b Caballer, M. (2011). Hypselodoris sagamiensis (Baba, 1949). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-28
  3. ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2001 (August 29) Hypselodoris sagamiensis (Baba, 1949). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0
    page(s): 131
  5. ^ Gosliner, T.M. & Johnson, R.F. (1999) Phylogeny of Hypselodoris (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) with a review of the monophyletic clade of Indo-Pacific species, including descriptions of twelve new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 125: 1-114.
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