Hypselodoris marci
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| Hypselodoris marci | |
|---|---|
| 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. marci |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypselodoris marci Marcus, 1970[1] | |
Hypselodoris marci is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
Distribution
This nudibranch is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean from Brazil to Venezuela.
Description
Hypselodoris marci has a golden-brown body covered with many small blue or black spots. It has a white or pale orange mantle. The gills and rhinophores are also white or pale orange, the gills outlined with and the rhinophores tipped with a black-blue colour. There is some colour variation between individuals in this species.[2]
The maximum recorded length is 52 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 6 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 39 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Marcus, Ev (1970). "Opisthobranchs from northern Brazil". Bulletin of Marine Science 20: 922–951.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hypsmarc".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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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