Biology:Hypselodoris saintvincentius
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Species: | H. saintvincentius
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| Hypselodoris saintvincentius (Burn, 1962)[1]
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Hypselodoris saintvincentius is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1]
Distribution
This nudibranch is known only from Southern and Southwestern Australia.[1]
Description
Hypselodoris saintvincentius has a dark blue-black body which is covered in hundreds of small black and white spots. There is typically a creamy-white irregular, lined pattern present on its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are orange, sometimes outlined in white.
This species can reach a total length of at least 40 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Dysidea.[1]
References
- Johnson, R. F. and Valdés, A. (2001) The Hypselodoris infucata, H. obscura and H. saintvincentius species complex (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Chromodorididae), with remarks on the genus Brachyclanis Ehrenberg, 1831. Journal of Natural History 35: 1371-1398.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5961672 entry
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