Hypselodoris zebra

Hypselodoris zebra
Hypselodoris zebra
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. zebra
Binomial name
Hypselodoris zebra
(Heilprin, 1889)[1]

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

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Distribution

This nudibranch is known only from Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean.[1]

Description

Hypselodoris zebra is a rather large nudibranch. It has a black body with longitudinal orange lines running along the body and dorsum. Its mantle edge is usually white, sometimes dotted with black spots. The gills are a translucent colour outlined in black, and its rhinophores are completely black. There is some colour variation in this species.

This species can reach a total length of at least 180 mm. [1]

The maximum recorded length is 115 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 18 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d [1]
  2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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