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Hypselodoris nigrolineata
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hypselodoris nigrolineata is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]
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Distribution
This nudibranch is found in the Indian Ocean off Kenya and Tanzania.[4][5]
Description
Hypselodoris nigrolineata has a white-cream body and a bright purple mantle edge and foot. There are often black striated lines running longitudinally along its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are orange.[6] This species can reach a total length of at least 35 mm. It is similar in appearance to Hypselodoris maritima.[4][7][8]
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