Hypselodoris violacea

Hypselodoris violacea

''Hypselodoris violacea'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Nudibranch - Hypselodoris violacea This species was newly described in 2018 despite being a very common species and widely photographed by underwater photographers.

Previously, it has been thought to be a variation of Hypselodoris bullocki. Hypselodoris violacea,Malaysia,Nudibranch,Sabah

Appearance

''Hypselodoris violacea'' has a deep, dark purple body with a broad solid white border to the mantle. The bulb of the rhinophores is deep purple, with sheaths of the same colour. The gills are also entirely deep purple. There is a tall gill pocket which is also deep purple in colour. This is a large nudibranch, reaching 50 mm in length. This species has been reported as ''Hypselodoris bullocki''.

Distribution

The holotype of this nudibranch was collected at 10 m depth from Magic Reef, Busuanga Island, Palawan, Philippines, . It is known only from Palawan, Philippines and northern Borneo, Malaysia.Lau, A, 2005 [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
FamilyChromodorididae
GenusHypselodoris
SpeciesH. violacea
Photographed in
Malaysia