Hypselodoris variobranchia

Q: Where can you find Hypselodoris variobranchia?

Hypselodoris variobranchia can be found in: Malaysia East, Taiwan, Australia North, Vanuatu, Brunei, Sipadan Island, Borneo Island, Australia, Japan South, Thailand West, Indo-Pacific Central, Australia East, Indo-Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, Palau, Philippines, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Thailand.

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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.