Hypselodoris krakatoa

Hypselodoris krakatoa

''Hypselodoris krakatoa'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Krakatoa's Nudibranch A beautiful Nudibranch with an interesting name - Hypselodoris krakatoa. Hypselodoris krakatoa has a pale brown-white body and a purplish-blue foot. There are black lines and white spots running in lines across its body and dorsum. The gills are a light-brown colour and its rhinophores are orange-white. This species can reach a total length of at least 55 mm Anilao,Batangas,Geotagged,Hypselodoris krakatoa,Nudibranch,Philippines,Spring

Appearance

''Hypselodoris krakatoa'' has a pale brown-white body and a purplish-blue foot. There are black lines and white spots running in lines across its body and dorsum. The gills are a light-brown colour and its rhinophores are orange-white.

This species can reach a total length of at least 55 mm.
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Distribution

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

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
FamilyChromodorididae
GenusHypselodoris
SpeciesH. krakatoa
Photographed in
Indonesia
Philippines