Hypselodoris sagamiensis explained

Hypselodoris sagamiensis is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.^[1]

Distribution

This nudibranch is known only from Japan,^[2] India

Description

Hypselodoris sagamiensis has a white-translucent body with black spots on its mantle. The mantle is edged with an outer purple and inner yellow line. The gills and rhinophores are orange, sometimes outlined in white.^{[3] [4]}

This species can reach a total length of at least 30 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Euryspongia.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Caballer, M. (2011). Hypselodoris sagamiensis (Baba, 1949). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-28
2. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (August 29) Hypselodoris sagamiensis (Baba, 1949). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
3. Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. page(s): 131
4. Gosliner, T.M. & Johnson, R.F. (1999) Phylogeny of Hypselodoris (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) with a review of the monophyletic clade of Indo-Pacific species, including descriptions of twelve new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 125: 1-114.