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Hypselodoris sagamiensis

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hypselodoris sagamiensis
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Hypselodoris sagamiensis is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

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Distribution

This nudibranch is known only from Japan,[3] India

Description

Hypselodoris sagamiensis has a white-translucent body with black spots on its mantle. The mantle is edged with an outer purple and inner yellow line. The gills and rhinophores are orange, sometimes outlined in white.[4][5]

This species can reach a total length of at least 30 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Euryspongia.[3]

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