Chromodorididae
Hypselodoris infucata (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
Hypselodoris infucata (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
Hypselodoris infucata is a species of nudibranch with distinct patterned body and gills, found across the tropical Indo-West Pacific and now also in the Mediterranean.
Hypselodoris apolegma (Yonow, 2001)
Hypselodoris apolegma (Yonow, 2001)
Hypselodoris apolegma, or Bubblegum Worm, is a colourful tropical Western Pacific dorid nudibranch in the Chromodorididae family.
Hypselodoris violabranchia Gosliner & R.F.Johnson, 1999
Hypselodoris violabranchia Gosliner & R.F.Johnson, 1999
Hypselodoris violabranchia is a purple-gilled nudibranch found in the Hawaiian Islands that grows up to at least 35 mm long.
Hypselodoris peasei (Bergh, 1880)
Hypselodoris peasei (Bergh, 1880)
Hypselodoris peasei is a blue-edged white nudibranch found only on Oahu and Maui, Hawaii, that feeds on yellow Luffariella sponges.
Hypselodoris bertschi Gosliner & R.F.Johnson, 1999
Hypselodoris bertschi Gosliner & R.F.Johnson, 1999
Hypselodoris bertschi is a small named nudibranch species found only in Hawaii that is often confused with Hypselodoris peasei.
Hypselodoris obscura (W.Stimpson, 1855)
Hypselodoris obscura (W.Stimpson, 1855)
Hypselodoris obscura is a warm temperate Australian nudibranch with distinct mottled patterning and bright red gills and rhinophores.
Hypselodoris maculosa (Pease, 1871)
Hypselodoris maculosa (Pease, 1871)
Hypselodoris maculosa is a species of nudibranch first described from Tahiti, with distinct colour patterns that feeds on grey Euryspongia sponges.
Hypselodoris whitei (A.Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Hypselodoris whitei (A.Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Hypselodoris whitei is a yellow-purple tropical Western Pacific nudibranch that feeds on sponges and grows to at least 40 mm long.
Hypselodoris emma Rudman, 1977
Hypselodoris emma Rudman, 1977
Hypselodoris emma is a tropical Indo-Pacific nudibranch that feeds on Dysidea sponges and has distinct color patterning.
Hypselodoris zephyra Gosliner & R.F.Johnson, 1999
Hypselodoris zephyra Gosliner & R.F.Johnson, 1999
Hypselodoris zephyra is a patterned Pacific nudibranch that feeds on blue sponges from the genus Dysidea.
Hypselodoris maritima (Baba, 1949)
Hypselodoris maritima (Baba, 1949)
Hypselodoris maritima is a Western Pacific nudibranch with distinct color patterning, growing to at least 20 mm.
Hypselodoris jacksoni N.G.Wilson & Willan, 2007
Hypselodoris jacksoni N.G.Wilson & Willan, 2007
Hypselodoris jacksoni is a brightly patterned nudibranch found in the Coral Sea, eastern Australia, that feeds on yellow Euryspongia sponges.
Hypselodoris bennetti (Angas, 1864)
Hypselodoris bennetti (Angas, 1864)
Hypselodoris bennetti is a sponge-eating Australian nudibranch with a translucent tinted body and distinct colored markings.
Hypselodoris tryoni (Garrett, 1873)
Hypselodoris tryoni (Garrett, 1873)
Hypselodoris tryoni is a species of colourful sea slug found across the tropical Western Pacific Ocean that feeds on sponges.
Hypselodoris festiva (A.Adams, 1861)
Hypselodoris festiva (A.Adams, 1861)
Hypselodoris festiva is a colorful East Asian nudibranch preyed on by Gymnodoris rubropapulosa.
Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa Hamatani, 1995
Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa Hamatani, 1995
Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa is a white-spotted nudibranch found in Japan, Okinawa, and the Philippines that feeds on purple Euryspongia sponges.
Hypselodoris krakatoa Gosliner & R.F.Johnson, 1999
Hypselodoris krakatoa Gosliner & R.F.Johnson, 1999
Hypselodoris krakatoa is a Western Pacific nudibranch species with a pale brown-white body and specific dark and light markings.
Hypselodoris pulchella (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
Hypselodoris pulchella (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
Hypselodoris pulchella is a species of colorful sponge-eating Indo-Pacific sea slug found at 3–30 meters depth.
Hypselodoris imperialis (Pease, 1860)
Hypselodoris imperialis (Pease, 1860)
Hypselodoris imperialis is a dorid nudibranch sea slug found across the tropical Western Pacific Ocean.
Hypselodoris bullockii (Collingwood, 1881)
Hypselodoris bullockii (Collingwood, 1881)
Hypselodoris bullockii is a colourful pale purple Pacific dorid nudibranch that has often been confused with related species.
Hypselodoris capensis (Barnard, 1927)
Hypselodoris capensis (Barnard, 1927)
Hypselodoris capensis, the Cape dorid, is a endemic South African nudibranch that feeds on an undescribed pale blue sponge.
Hypselodoris variobranchia Gosliner & R.F.Johnson, 2018
Hypselodoris variobranchia Gosliner & R.F.Johnson, 2018
Hypselodoris variobranchia is a large, commonly misidentified purple nudibranch widespread across the Indo-West Pacific.
Hypselodoris confetti Gosliner & R.F.Johnson, 2018
Hypselodoris confetti Gosliner & R.F.Johnson, 2018
Hypselodoris confetti is a distinct spotted nudibranch species found across parts of the western Indo-Pacific.
Hypselodoris roo Gosliner & R.F.Johnson, 2018
Hypselodoris roo Gosliner & R.F.Johnson, 2018
Hypselodoris roo is a spotted nudibranch species found in the Philippines and Indonesia, first described in 2018.
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