Hypselodoris alboterminata
Hypselodoris alboterminata is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
| Hypselodoris alboterminata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Hypselodoris |
| Species: | H. alboterminata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypselodoris alboterminata Gosliner & Johnson, 1999[1] | |
Distribution
This nudibranch is known only from the Hawaiian islands in the central Pacific Ocean.
Description
Hypselodoris alboterminata has a yellow to white body with 2 to 3 pinkish-purple longitudinal lines running along its body and upper dorsum. The anterior and posterior ends of the mantle are marked with white spots. The gills and rhinophores are white, lined with red bands or stripes.[2][3]
This species can reach a total length of at least 15 mm.[2]
References
- Gosliner, T.M. & Johnson, R.F. (1999) Phylogeny of Hypselodoris (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) with a review of the monophyletic clade of Indo-Pacific species, including descriptions of twelve new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 125: 1-114.
- Rudman, W.B., 2000 (February 9) Hypselodoris alboterminata Gosliner & Johnson, 1999. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á., 2018. Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific. New World Publications; 2nd Revised, Updated edition (1 Nov. 2018) 452 pp. ISBN 1878348671, ISBN 978-1878348678, p. 185
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