Hypselodoris violacea is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
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.[3][1]
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.[1] This species has been reported as Hypselodoris bullocki.[4][1][5]
Hypselodoris violacea is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
