Hypselodoris nigrostriata
(Eliot, 1904)
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Family: Chromodorididae
DISTRIBUTION
Indian Ocean.
PHOTO
UPPER: Kunduchi Beach, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 1973. 40mm long. PHOTO: Bill Rudman.
LOWER: Suakin, Sudan, Red Sea, April 1980. PHOTO: Chris Todd.
In colour this species is characterised by the dark blackish lines, usually diagonal, and the yellowish patches between. The background colour of the body has a bluish or purplish tinge, the rhinophores are orange red and the gills, triangular in cross-section are edged with the same colour.
Other species with black lines include Hypselodoris nigrolineata, Hypselodoris maritima, Hypselodoris kanga and Hypselodoris zephyra.
Reference:
• Rudman, W.B. (1977) Chromodorid opisthobranch Mollusca from East Africa and the tropical West Pacific. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 61: 351-397.
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (March 21) Hypselodoris nigrostriata (Eliot, 1904). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/hypsnigs
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