Hypselodoris bennetti

Hypselodoris bennetti is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Hypselodoris bennetti
A pair of Hypselodoris bennetti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Hypselodoris
Species:
H. bennetti
Binomial name
Hypselodoris bennetti
(Angas, 1864)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Chromodoris daphne (Angas, 1864)
  • Glossodoris daphne (Angas, 1864)
  • Goniodoris daphne Angas, 1864 (basionym)

Distribution

This nudibranch is found in Southeastern Australia from Queensland to Victoria.[3]

Description

H. bennetti has a translucent white body which may have a blue, pink or purple hue, and a bright yellow mantle edge. There are red spots on its under body and dorsum running longitudinally along the centre and at the mantle edge. Some animals have yellow spots. The gills and rhinophores are white, outlined with pink or red.[4] This species can reach a total length of at least 50 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Psammocinia.[3]

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References
  1. Angas, George French. 1864. Description d'espèces nouvelles appartenant à plusieurs genres de Mollusques Nudibranches des environs de Port-Jackson (Nouvelle-Galles du Sud), accompagnée de dessins faits d'après nature. Journal de Conchyliologie, series 3, 12:43-70, pls. 4-6, page 51.
  2. Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Hypselodoris bennetti. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-18
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 1) Hypselodoris bennetti (Angas, 1864). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 136
  • An image of a mating pair at
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