Hypselodoris nigrostriata
Species of gastropod
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Hypselodoris nigrostriata is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
| Hypselodoris nigrostriata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Hypselodoris |
| Species: | H. nigrostriata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypselodoris nigrostriata (Eliot, 1904)[1] | |
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Distribution
This nudibranch is found in the Western Indian Ocean, from Tanzania to the Red Sea.[3]
Description
Hypselodoris nigrostriata has a yellow body with black striated lines running all over the body and upper dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are orange-red. This species can reach a total length of at least 40 mm and feeds on blue sponges from the genus Dysidea.[3][4][5][6] It has a similar colour pattern to Hypselodoris zephyra from the western Indo-Pacific Ocean.[7]