Hypselodoris maritima explained

Hypselodoris maritima is a species of colourful 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 New Caledonia to Japan.^[2]

Description

Hypselodoris maritima has a white body with a yellow and blue mantle edge and foot. There are black striated lines present on the upper dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are white, lined with orange.^[3] This species can reach a total length of at least 20 mm. It is similar in appearance to Hypselodoris nigrolineata^{[2] [4]}

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris maritima (Baba, 1949). Accessed on 2019-01-18
2. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 19) Hypselodoris maritima (Baba, 1949). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
3. Rudman, W.B. (1982) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris quadricolor, C. lineolata and Hypselodoris nigrolineata colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 76: 183-241.
4. 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. 192