Hypselodoris shimodaensis explained

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

Distribution

This species is known from Japan.

Description

Hypselodoris shimodaensis has a pale pink-purple mantle and body with a white line down the middle of the back and a white margin to the mantle. The mid-dorsal line stops between the rhinophores at the front and encircles the gill pocket at the back. There is a white line along the top of the foot which extends behind the mantle. The rhinophore clubs are orange with purple bases and the outer two-thirds of the gill leaves are orange.[2]

Notes and References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris shimodaensis Baba, 1994. Accessed on 2019-01-21.
  2. https://seaslug.world/species/hypselodoris_shimodaensis Hypselodoris shimodaensis.