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Tryon Hypselodoris Nudibranch

Hypselodoris tryoni

Photo by AlbertKang
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Field Notes

Description:

Hypselodoris tryoni has a brown body and white foot. The body and upper dorsum are covered in purple spots ringed with white or light-brown. The gills are typically translucent white or light-brown and the rhinophores are brown to dark-brown and covered in circular white lines. It has a thin blue or purple line on the mantle edge. There is some colour variation between individuals.

Habitat:

This species was described from the Society Islands. It is reported to occur widely in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean from Australia to the Philippines

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Comments (7)

Thanks, @triggstunner :) It wasn't an easy to get the shot of its mouth like in Pic# 1 :D

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