Biology:Hypselodoris flavomarginata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Hypselodoris flavomarginata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Hypselodoris |
Species: | H. flavomarginata
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Binomial name | |
Hypselodoris flavomarginata Rudman, 1995[1]
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Hypselodoris flavomarginata is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
Distribution
This nudibranch is known only from New Caledonia in the southern Pacific Ocean.[3]
Description
Hypselodoris flavomarginata has a pink body and a wide light-yellow mantle edge. A thinner white line separates the yellow mantle from the pink body and dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are white and dark-pink. This species can reach a total length of at least 25 mm and feeds on sponges.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Rudman, W.B. (1995) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species from New Caledonia and the Noumea romeri colour group. Molluscan Research, 16: 1-43.
- ↑ MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris flavomarginata Rudman, 1995. Accessed on 2019-01-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rudman, W.B., 1999 (April 13) Hypselodoris flavomarginata Rudman, 1995. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ↑ Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á., 2018. Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific. New World Publications; 2nd Revised, Updated edition (1 Nov. 2018) 452 pp. ISBN:1878348671, ISBN:978-1878348678, p. 196
Wikidata ☰ Q13341600 entry
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