Hypselodoris apolegma (Yonow, 2001) is a animal in the Chromodorididae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Genus
Hypselodoris
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Hypselodoris apolegma (Yonow, 2001)

Hypselodoris apolegma, commonly known as "Bubblegum Worm", is a species of colourful sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch. It is classified as a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This species of nudibranch is distributed in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Chromodorididae Hypselodoris

More from Chromodorididae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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