Hypselodoris juniperae is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris juniperae Gosliner & Johnson, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-09-26. It has previously been confused with Hypselodoris maculosa.
Distribution This nudibranch was described from a reef wall, west of Nosy Valiha, Îles Radama, Madagascar, . It is also reported as possibly being present in Sri Lanka,Houben, A., 2007 (Oct 5) Hypselodoris cf. maculosa from Sri Lanka. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. South AfricaOgden C. M., 2005 (Sep 28) Hypselodoris from South Africa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. and Reunion Island.Bidgrain, P., 2005 (Sep 29) Variations in Hypselodoris cf maculosa from Reunion Island. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Description Hypselodoris juniperae has previously been confused with Hypselodoris maculosa. The mantle is translucent white with a series of longitudinal opaque white lines running down its length. Small dark blue spots are arranged at regular intervals between these lines and just inside the opaque white mantle margin. The gills are white with an orange band and the same colour pattern is present on the rhinophores.
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