| Hypselodoris obscura | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Hypselodoris |
| Species: | H. obscura |
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| Hypselodoris obscura (Stimpson, 1855) | |
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Hypselodoris obscura is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. It is the type species of the genus Hypselodoris.
This species eats sponges.
Distribution
This nudibranch was described from Port Jackson, Australia. It is a warm temperate species only found in Southeastern Australia. It is related to the widespread tropical species Hypselodoris infucata and the similar Australian species Hypselodoris saintvincentius.
Description
Hypselodoris obscura has a mottled appearance due to a grey or grey-blue background colour with yellow and black spots, which vary considerably in size between individuals. There is a paler stripe down the midline. The edge of the mantle is pale blue alternating with yellow. The gills and rhinophores are bright red.
References
- ^ Stimpson, W. (1855). Descriptions of some new Marine Invertebrata Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences. 7: 385-394.
- Angas, G. F. (1864). Description d´éspèces nouvelles appartenant à plusieurs genres de mollusques nudibranches des environs de Port-Jackson (Nouvelle-Galles du Sud), accompagnée de dessins faits d´après nature. Journal de Conchyliologie, series. 3(12): 43-70, pp. 54-55, Plate 5, Figure 1
- MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris obscura (Stimpson, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-10-26
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1998 (November 28) Hypselodoris obscura Stimpson, 1855. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Hypselodoris obscura | |
| Goniodoris obscura | |