Hypselodoris maritima (Baba, 1949) is a animal in the Chromodorididae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Genus
Hypselodoris
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Hypselodoris maritima (Baba, 1949)

Hypselodoris maritima (Baba, 1949) is a species of nudibranch. It has a white body, with yellow and blue coloring on its mantle edge and foot. Black striated lines appear on its upper dorsum. Its gills and rhinophores are white, with orange lining along their surfaces. This species can grow to a total length of at least 20 millimeters. In terms of appearance, it is similar to the related species Hypselodoris nigrolineata. This nudibranch is distributed in the Western Pacific Ocean, ranging from New Caledonia north to Japan.

Photo: (c) Terry Gosliner, all rights reserved, uploaded by Terry Gosliner

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Chromodorididae Hypselodoris

More from Chromodorididae

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

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