Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa

Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa
	Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa at Verde Island, the Philippines.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Doridina
Superfamily:	Doridoidea
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Hypselodoris
Species:	H. purpureomaculosa
Binomial name
	Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa; Hamatani, 1995

Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa 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 Japan, Okinawa and the Philippines.^[3]

Description

Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa is white, with a distinct orange fringed mantle, orange gills and rhinophores. The specific epithet purpureomaculosa refers to the purple spots on its upper mantle that vary in colour from red to black in some individuals. This species reaches a length of at least 40 mm.^[4]

Ecology

Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa feeds on sponges and appears to eat mainly the purple coloured sponges of the genus Euryspongia.^[3]

References

^ Hamatani, I. (1995) Two species of Chromodorididae (Nudibranchia), one newly recorded and one newly established, from Middle Japan. Venus, The Japanese Journal of Malacology, 54(2): 101-107.
^ MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa Hamatani, 1995. Accessed on 2019-01-19.
^ ^a ^b Rudman, W.B., 1998 (December 15) Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa Hamatani, 1995. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
^ Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á., 2018. Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific. New World Publications; 2nd Revised, Updated edition. 452 pp. ISBN 1878348671, ISBN 978-1878348678, p. 183

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[1] Hamatani, I. (1995) Two species of Chromodorididae (Nudibranchia), one newly recorded and one newly established, from Middle Japan. Venus, The Japanese Journal of Malacology, 54(2): 101-107.

[2] MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa Hamatani, 1995. Accessed on 2019-01-19.

[forum-3] Rudman, W.B., 1998 (December 15) Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa Hamatani, 1995. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

[4] Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á., 2018. Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific. New World Publications; 2nd Revised, Updated edition. 452 pp. ISBN 1878348671, ISBN 978-1878348678, p. 183

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Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa

Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa at Verde Island, the Philippines.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Doridina
Superfamily:	Doridoidea
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Hypselodoris
Species:	H. purpureomaculosa
Binomial name
*Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa* Hamatani, 1995^[1]