Emma's Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris emma

''Hypselodoris emma'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Hypselodoris emma Seen in Malapascua, Philippines (2012). Photo by Mark Bockstael (my husband). Hypselodoris emma is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This nudi has a pale-yellow body and a purplish-blue mantle edge and foot. There are typically three purple lines running longitudinally down the length of the dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are reddish brown. Hypselodoris emma can reach a total length of at least 40 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Dysidia. Habitat: This nudibranch is found throughout the tropical Indo Pacific Ocean. Fall,Geotagged,Hypselodoris emma,Philippines

Appearance

''Hypselodoris emma'' has a pale-yellow body and a purplish-blue mantle edge and foot. There are typically three purple lines running longitudinally down the length of the dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are reddish brown.

This species is outwardly very similar in appearance to ''Hypselodoris maridadilus'' and ''Hypselodoris whitei''.

''Hypselodoris emma'' can reach a total length of at least 40 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus ''Dysidia''.

Distribution

This nudibranch is found throughout the tropical Indo Pacific Ocean.

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