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Hypselodoris babai

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Hypselodoris babai is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Distribution

This nudibranch was described from Seragaki, Okinawa, Japan. It has been reported from the Western Pacific Ocean from Australia to Okinawa.[2]

Description

Hypselodoris babai has a bright orange body with a white lined mantle and foot. It has white spots on its dorsum and body. The gills and rhinophores are orange.[3] This species can reach a total length of at least 40 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Euryspongia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Gosliner T.M. & Behrens D.W. 2000. Two new species of Chromodorididae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with a redescription of Hypselodoris dollfusi (Pruvot-Fol, 1933). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (4) 52(10): 111-124, page
  2. ^ a b c Rudman, W.B., 2000 (December 14) Hypselodoris babai Gosliner & Behrens, 2000. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  3. ^ Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á., 2018. Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific. New World Publications; 2nd Revised, Updated edition (1 Nov. 2018) 452 pp. ISBN 1878348671, ISBN 978-1878348678, p. 196
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Hypselodoris babai: Brief Summary

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Hypselodoris babai is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.

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Hypselodoris babai ( Dutch; Flemish )

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Hypselodoris babai is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Chromodorididae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 2000 door Gosliner & Behrens.

Bronnen, noten en/of referenties
  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Hypselodoris babai Gosliner & Behrens, 2000. Geraadpleegd via: World Register of Marine Species op http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457502
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