Hypselodoris regina

Hypselodoris regina
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. regina
Binomial name
Hypselodoris regina
Marcus & Marcus, 1970[1]

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

Distribution

This nudibranch is known only from the Western Indian Ocean.[1]

Description

Hypselodoris regina has an orange body with typically three black longitudinal lines and a white background on its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are orange, sometimes outlined in white. This nudibranch is similar in appearance to Chromodoris elisabethina and Chromodoris hamiltoni.

This species can reach a total length of at least 40 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Dysidea.[1]

References

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