Hypselodoris dollfusi

Hypselodoris dollfusi is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. After being described initially in 1933 by Pruvot-Fol, this species was not seen again until its rediscovery in 2000 in the Sea of Khorfakkan, United Arab Emirates.^[2]

Hypselodoris dollfusi
Hypselodoris dollfusi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Hypselodoris
Species:	H. dollfusi
Binomial name
Hypselodoris dollfusi (Pruvot-Fol, 1933)[1]
Synonyms
Glossodoris dollfusi Pruvot-Fol, 1933

Distribution

This nudibranch is found in the Gulf of Suez, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Northern Indian Ocean.^[3]

Description

Hypselodoris dollfusi has a white body and a yellow edged mantle. There are very prominent red-ringed purple spots on its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are white, lined with red. There are slight colour variations among individuals in this species. This nudibranch can reach a total length of at least 50 mm.^[4]