Hypselodoris kaname explained

Hypselodoris kaname is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.^[1]

Distribution

This nudibranch is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Japan to New Zealand.^[2]

Description

Hypselodoris kaname has a creamy-white body and a yellow-edged mantle. There are longitudinal red lines and spots all over the body, and purplish spots on the upper dorsum at the anterior end. The gills and rhinophores are bright red. This species can reach a total length of at least 45 mm.^[3] It has been observed feeding on grey sponges from the genus Dysidea.^[4]

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris kaname Baba, 1994. Accessed on 2019-01-17
2. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (May 3) Hypselodoris kaname Baba, 1994. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
3. Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á., 2018. Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific. New World Publications; 2nd Revised, Updated edition. 452 pp.,, p. 188
4. Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Jun 22). Comment on Hypselodoris kaname from Nth Sulawesi by Sergey Parinov. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.