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Hypselodoris infucata Mottled Dorid, Painted Hypselodoris, Colorful Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris infucata is commonly referred to as Mottled Dorid, Painted Hypselodoris, Colorful Hypselodoris. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Prachtsternschnecke, Hypselodoris infucata

Aufgenommen in Lembeh / Indonesien, 08/2014


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lexID:
5314 
AphiaID:
139151 
Scientific:
Hypselodoris infucata 
German:
Bunte-Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
Mottled Dorid, Painted Hypselodoris, Colorful Hypselodoris 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Hypselodoris (Genus) > infucata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Rüppell & Leuckart, ), 1830 
Occurrence:
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Bali, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Eastern Indian Ocean, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Territory (Australia), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Quatar, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, South Australia, South-Africa, Taiwan, Tansania, Tasman Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, Tulamben, Turkey, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
2 - 25 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Coralline soils, coral quarry, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.59" - 1.97" (1.5cm - 5cm) 
Temperature:
16,3 °F - 29,2 °F (16,3°C - 29,2°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-10-27 18:12:39 

Info

Hypselodoris infucata (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)

Hypselodoris infucata feeds on sponge genus Dysidea.

Synonymised names
Brachychlanis pantherina Ehrenberg, 1831 · unaccepted
Chromodoris diardi (Kelaart, 1859) · unaccepted
Chromodoris runcinata Bergh, 1877 · unaccepted
Chromodoris semperi Bergh, 1877 · unaccepted
Doris diardi Kelaart, 1859 · unaccepted
Doris infucata Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830 · unaccepted (original combination)
Glossodoris runcinata (Bergh, 1877) · unaccepted

External links

  1. SeaLifeBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Seaslugs of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 05.01.2022.
  3. The Seaslug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 05.01.2022.
  4. treatment.plazi (en). Abgerufen am 23.05.2024.

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Spawn

Hypselodoris infucata con su puesta, 2018
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Painted Hypselodoris - Lays Eggs - Hypselodoris infucata.2020

Commonly

Hypselodoris infucata (Nudibranch) - Lembeh, Indonesia, 2017
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Copyright Holger Koch
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Hypselodoris infucata, 16 meters on edge of rubble bed 2025
Hypselodoris infucata, Ambon 2023
Hypselodoris infucata
Prachtsternschnecke, Hypselodoris infucata

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