Scott Rettig, Indonesien
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Hypselodoris violabranchia Gosliner & R. F. Johnson, 1999
Hypselodoris is a genus of colorful sea slugs.
Hypselodoris violabranchia has a light brown or salmon pink or pale-yellow body with white spots and lines on the dorsum. The mantle with a purple margin.The gills and rhinophores are purple or pink. Hypselodoris violabranchia is commonly known as the Violet Gill Nudibranch. Rhinophores have a basal orange band, then a median purple band. The rhinophore club is purple in colour. The translucent gills are purple edged.
Hypselodoris violabranchia feeds on sponges (appears to feed on a gray-blue sponge).
This species is endemic to Hawaiii.
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Doridoidea (Superfamily) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Hypselodoris (Genus) > Hypselodoris violabranchia (Species)
Hypselodoris is a genus of colorful sea slugs.
Hypselodoris violabranchia has a light brown or salmon pink or pale-yellow body with white spots and lines on the dorsum. The mantle with a purple margin.The gills and rhinophores are purple or pink. Hypselodoris violabranchia is commonly known as the Violet Gill Nudibranch. Rhinophores have a basal orange band, then a median purple band. The rhinophore club is purple in colour. The translucent gills are purple edged.
Hypselodoris violabranchia feeds on sponges (appears to feed on a gray-blue sponge).
This species is endemic to Hawaiii.
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Doridoidea (Superfamily) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Hypselodoris (Genus) > Hypselodoris violabranchia (Species)
