Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Hypselodoris peasei (Bergh, 1880)
Pease's Nudibranch is a elongate with many parallel white longitudinal lines. The body colour is a light cream to peach. On the notum may be variable blue-black spots. The mantle margin and the foot edge is a deep blue or violett. The rhinophores are white with two orange bands. The gills are white with orange on the outer surface.
This species can be found often in groups. Hypselodoris peasei feeds exclusively on a yellow sponge genuas Luffariella .
The white egg masses are typically consist of about two whorls.
Hypselodoris peasei endemic to Hawaiii.
Synonymised names
Chromodoris peasei Bergh, 1880 · unaccepted (original combination)
Doris prismatica Pease, 1860 · unaccepted (species not described, only varieties)
Doris prismatica var. lineata Pease, 1860 · unaccepted (Doris lineata preoccupied by...)
Glossodoris prismatica (Pease, 1860) · unaccepted
Hypselodoris andersoni Bertsch & Gosliner, 1989 · unaccepted
Hypselodoris prismatica (Pease, 1860) · unaccepted (species not described, only varieties)
Pease's Nudibranch is a elongate with many parallel white longitudinal lines. The body colour is a light cream to peach. On the notum may be variable blue-black spots. The mantle margin and the foot edge is a deep blue or violett. The rhinophores are white with two orange bands. The gills are white with orange on the outer surface.
This species can be found often in groups. Hypselodoris peasei feeds exclusively on a yellow sponge genuas Luffariella .
The white egg masses are typically consist of about two whorls.
Hypselodoris peasei endemic to Hawaiii.
Synonymised names
Chromodoris peasei Bergh, 1880 · unaccepted (original combination)
Doris prismatica Pease, 1860 · unaccepted (species not described, only varieties)
Doris prismatica var. lineata Pease, 1860 · unaccepted (Doris lineata preoccupied by...)
Glossodoris prismatica (Pease, 1860) · unaccepted
Hypselodoris andersoni Bertsch & Gosliner, 1989 · unaccepted
Hypselodoris prismatica (Pease, 1860) · unaccepted (species not described, only varieties)
