Hypselodoris iacula is a species of colourful sea slug in the family Chromodorididae.Rudman, W.B., 2000 (April 2) Hypselodoris iacula Gosliner & Johnson, 1999. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Distribution This nudibranch is known from the Western Pacific Ocean including Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.
Description Hypselodoris iacula has a pink body and a bright orange mantle. The body and dorsum are covered in a white mesh-like pattern. The gills and rhinophores are orange.Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp., page: 260. This species can reach a total length of at least 25 mm and has been observed feeding on sponges from the genus Euryspongia.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. 184
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