Biology:Hypselodoris violabranchia
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Hypselodoris |
| Species: | H. violabranchia
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypselodoris violabranchia Gosliner & Johnson, 1999[1]
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Hypselodoris violabranchia is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
Distribution
This nudibranch is known from the Hawaiian islands in the central Pacific Ocean.[3]
Description
Hypselodoris violabranchia has a light brown body with white spots and lines running along its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are purple or pink.
This species can reach a total length of at least 35 mm.[3]
References
- ↑ Gosliner, T. M.; Johnson, R. F. (1999). Phylogeny of the monophyletic genus Hypselodoris (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the Indo-Pacific, with the description of twelve new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 125, 1-114.
- ↑ MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris violabranchia Gosliner & R. F. Johnson, 1999. Accessed on 2019-01-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rudman, W.B., 2000 (February 9) Hypselodoris violabranchia Gosliner & Johnson, 1999. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Wikidata ☰ Q5961677 entry
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