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Hypselodoris placida

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Species of gastropod

Hypselodoris placida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Hypselodoris
Species: H. placida
Binomial name
Hypselodoris placida
(Baba, 1949)

Hypselodoris placida is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

Distribution

This nudibranch is only found in Japan and the seas around Hong Kong.

Description

The hypselodoris placida has an opaque white body and a white-blue mantle edge and foot. There are black specks present on the upper dorsum and body. The gills and rhinophores are white, tipped with yellow.

This species can reach a total length of at least 20 mm.

References

  1. ^ Rudman, W.B. (15 July 2010). "Hypselodoris placida". The Sea Slug Forum. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  • Rudman, W.B. (1983a) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris splendida, C. aspersa and Hypselodoris placida colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 78: 105-173.
Taxon identifiers
Hypselodoris placida
Glossodoris placida


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