Hypselodoris lacuna

Hypselodoris lacuna

"Hypselodoris lacuna" is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Nudibranch - Hypselodoris lacuna A tiny Nudibranch of less than 10 mm in size, almost all white with spongy look. Anilao,Batangas,Hypselodoris lacuna,Nudibranch,Philippines

Appearance

"Hypselodoris lacuna" has an opaque white body with round transparent patches centred with black or grey spots. At the edge of the mantle there are small blue-grey spots. The gills have orange pigment lines on the outer face. The rhinophores have orange-brown clubs and translucent bases. This species can reach a total length of at least 12 mm.
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Distribution

This nudibranch was described from Tingloy, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines,. It is reported from the western Indian Ocean of Aldabra Atoll to the western Pacific of Vanuatu, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan.

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