Hypselodoris maculosa

Hypselodoris maculosa

''Hypselodoris maculosa'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Nudibranch - Hypselodoris maculosa  Anilao,Batangas,Geotagged,Hypselodoris maculosa,Nudibranch,Philippines,Summer

Appearance

''Hypselodoris maculosa'' has a white and red body with white spots and lines on its dorsum. Its anterior end is often light-purple in colour and the gills and rhinophores are white, lined with red bands. There is a large range of colour variation between individuals of this species.

This species can reach a total length of at least 20 mm and has been observed feeding on yellow sponges from the genus ''Euryspongia''.
Nudibranch - Hypselodoris maculosa  Anilao,Batangas,Geotagged,Hypselodoris maculosa,Nudibranch,Philippines,Winter

Distribution

This nudibranch is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.

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