Hypselodoris nigrostriata from the United Arab Emirates

December 5, 2007
From: Yahia Mokhtar


This Nudibranch was found on the bow of a wreck yesterday. Could not get better pictures due to the current around the bow.

Locality: Khurr-Fakkan, 15m, Khurr-Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Indian Ocean, 03 December 2007, Wreck (Inshcape 2). Length: 15 mm. Photographer: Yahia Mokhtar.

Yahia Mokhtar

yahia@adma.ae

Mokhtar, Y., 2007 (Dec 5) Hypselodoris nigrostriata from the United Arab Emirates. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21263

Dear Yahia,

This is Hypselodoris nigrostriata. Of particular interest to me is the bluish sponge with the whitish network of fibres in the bottom right of your photos. This is the remains of a sponge colony [Dysidea sp] which this species is known to eat, so it is a useful confirmation of this nusibranch's food choice.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Dec 5). Comment on Hypselodoris nigrostriata from the United Arab Emirates by Yahia Mokhtar. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21263

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