Hypselodoris paulinae explained

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

Distribution

This nudibranch is found in the Hawaiian Islands in the central Pacific Ocean.[1]

Description

Hypselodoris paulinae has a white-cream body which is covered all over with red-brown spots and lines. The gills and rhinophores are also white, lined with red. This species can reach a total length of at least 60 mm.[2] [3] It has some similarity to Hypselodoris kaname.

Notes and References

  1. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (August 25) Hypselodoris paulinae Gosliner & Johnson, 1999. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  2. Pittman, C. & Fiene, P., 2018. Hypselodoris paulinae Sea Slugs of Hawaii
  3. 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.,, p. 189