Hypselodoris sagamiensis

Hypselodoris sagamiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Doridina
Superfamily:	Doridoidea
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Hypselodoris
Species:	H. sagamiensis
Binomial name
	Hypselodoris sagamiensis; (Baba 1949)[1]
Synonyms[2]
	Glossodoris sagamiensis Baba, 1949 (basionym) ;

Hypselodoris sagamiensis is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Distribution

This nudibranch is known only from Japan.[3]

Description

Hypselodoris sagamiensis has a white-translucent body with black spots on its mantle. The mantle is edged with an outer purple and inner yellow line. The gills and rhinophores are orange, sometimes outlined in white.[4][5]

This species can reach a total length of at least 30 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Euryspongia.[3]

References

Baba, K. (1949) Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty The Emperor of Japan. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo. 194pp., 50 Pls.
Caballer, M. (2011). Hypselodoris sagamiensis (Baba, 1949). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-28
Rudman, W.B., 2001 (August 29) Hypselodoris sagamiensis (Baba, 1949). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 131
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.

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[1] Baba, K. (1949) Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty The Emperor of Japan. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo. 194pp., 50 Pls.

[WoRMS-2] Caballer, M. (2011). Hypselodoris sagamiensis (Baba, 1949). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-28

[forum-3] Rudman, W.B., 2001 (August 29) Hypselodoris sagamiensis (Baba, 1949). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

[4] Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 131

[5] 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.