Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa Purple-spotted Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa is commonly referred to as Purple-spotted Hypselodoris. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa,, Kwajalein

We saw these on two occasions in 2015, a pair and a single, with the pair obviously feeding on a light gray sponge.
Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:: 7018
AphiaID:: 559984

Scientific:: Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa
German:: Purpurfleck Hypselodoris
English:: Purple-spotted Hypselodoris

Category:: Merietanat

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Hypselodoris (Genus) > purpureomaculosa (Species)
Initial determination:: Hamatani, 1995

Occurrence:: Borneo (Kalimantan), Indonesia, Japan, Lembeh Strait, Marschall Islands, Okinawa, Philippines, Taiwan
Sea depth:: 1 - 13 Meter
Habitats:: Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.57" - 3.15" (4cm - 8cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-04-14 20:04:05
Last edit:: 2025-06-15 20:08:10

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Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa Hamatani, 1995

This brown white nudibranch feeds on sponges genus Euryspongia.The mantle margin,rhiniphores and gills are orange-brown in colour.

External links

Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
sealifebase.se (en). Abgerufen am 15.06.2025.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa,, Kwajalein

Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa,Maricaban Strait, Calabarzon, PH 2025

Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa Taiwan 2013

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