Allen’s Ceratosoma
Miamira alleni
Hypselodoris variobranchia
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How to recognise it
- Colours
- whiteyelloworangepurple
Hypselodoris variobranchia is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Description
Hypselodoris variobranchia has a deep purple body with a broad solid white border to the mantle. The bulb of the rhinophores is orange, with purple sheaths. The gills may be orange or deep purple. There is a tall gill pocket which is also deep purple in colour. This is a large nudibranch, reaching 50 mm in length.
Distribution
It is a common and widespread species which has been reported from Queensland, Australia; Malaysia; Indonesia; the Philippines and Okinawa, Japan but frequently mistaken for Hypselodoris bullockii or Hypselodoris apolegma.
Similar species
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Anna's Chromodoris
Chromodoris annae
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Avern's Glossodoris
Ardeadoris averni
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Beautiful Gypsy Nudibranch
Hypselodoris pulchella
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Black-margined Nudibranch
Doriprismatica atromarginata
© Ewout KnoesterCC BY-SA 4.0 · iNaturalist
Brown-edge Glossodorid
Glossodoris hikuerensis
Questions
Is Hypselodoris variobranchia dangerous?
Hypselodoris variobranchia has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.
