Hypselodoris kaname

Hypselodoris kaname
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Hypselodoris
Species: H. kaname
Binomial name
Hypselodoris kaname
Baba, 1994[1]
Synonyms
Hypselodoris koumacensis[1]

Hypselodoris kaname is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1]

Distribution

This nudibranch is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Japan to New Zealand.

Description

Hypselodoris kaname has a creamy-white body and a yellow edged mantle. There are longitudinal red lines and spots all over the body, and purplish spots on the upper dorsum at the anterior end. The gills and rhinophores are bright red.

This species can reach a total length of at least 30 mm and has been observed feeding on yellow sponges from the genus Dysidea.[2]

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