Hypselodoris maritima | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Hypselodoris |
Species: | H. maritima |
Binomial name | |
Hypselodoris maritima (Baba, 1949) |
Hypselodoris maritima is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
This nudibranch is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from New Caledonia to Japan.
Hypselodoris maritima has a white body with a yellow and blue mantle edge and foot. There are black striated lines present on the upper dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are white, lined with orange.
This species can reach a total length of at least 20 mm. It is similar in appearance to Hypselodoris nigrolineata