Hypselodoris zephyra is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
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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. zephyra
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Distribution
editThis nudibranch was described from Madang, Papua New Guinea. It is found in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.[3]
Description
editHypselodoris zephyra has a white body with black striated lines running all over the body and upper dorsum. The mantle and foot have a purple marginal line. The gills and rhinophores are orange-red with white tips. This species can reach a total length of at least 20 mm (0.79 in) and feeds on blue sponges from the genus Dysidea. It is similar in colour pattern to Hypselodoris nigrostriata.[4]
References
edit- ^ Gosliner, T. M.; Johnson, R. F. (1999). Phylogeny of the monophyletic genus Hypselodoris (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the Indo-Pacific, with the description of twelve new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 125, 1-114.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris zephyra Gosliner & R. F. Johnson, 1999. Accessed on 2019-01-18
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (March 21) Hypselodoris zephyra Gosliner & Johnson, 1999. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á., 2018. Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific. New World Publications; 2nd Revised, Updated edition. 452 pp. ISBN 1878348671, ISBN 978-1878348678, p. 192
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