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Hypselodoris festiva

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Hypselodoris festiva is a common species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. It eats sponges.

Distribution

This nudibranch was described from Tsushima, Korea Strait, Japan. It is found in Japan, Hong Kong, and also Korea.[2]

Description

Hypselodoris festiva has a dark blue mantle with a central longitudinal yellow line, which may be broken, yellow spots and a yellow margin. The yellow spots may join up to form two more lines and in large individuals extra yellow spots develop between them. The rhinophores have blue shafts and red lamellae on the clubs. The gill leaves are translucent white with a single red line on the outer edge and red lines on the inner edges.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Adams A. (1861). On some new species of Mollusca from the north of China and Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 3, 8: 135-142, page 140
  2. ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 1) Hypselodoris festiva (A.Adams, 1861). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  3. ^ Behrens, D. W., 1999. Hypselodoris festiva The Slug Site, Michael D. Miller 1999.
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Hypselodoris festiva: Brief Summary

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Hypselodoris festiva is a common species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. It eats sponges.

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