Hypselodoris babai
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hypselodoris babai is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
| Hypselodoris babai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Hypselodoris |
| Species: | H. babai |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypselodoris babai Gosliner & Behrens, 2000[1] | |
This nudibranch was described from Seragaki, Okinawa, Japan. It has been reported from the Western Pacific Ocean from Australia to Okinawa.[2]
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]
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