Hypselodoris midatlantica
Gosliner, 1990
Also known as: Hypselodoris tricolor
Photographed by: Daniela Wolf
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Species: | Hypselodoris midatlantica |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1862
A typical individual from the western Mediterranean Sea. H. midatlantica is one of a group of similarly-coloured blue chromodorids centred in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. In Hypselodoris midatlantica, there is a mid-dorsal longitudinal stripe, the mantle has a yellow marginal band and there is a series of pale blue spots in between. This species was widely known in nudibranch literature under the name Hypselodoris tricolor.Locality:
- Spain
- San Sebastian (12) Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct, Dec
- Bermeo (6) Jun, Jul
- Costa del Sol (2) Apr
- Costa Brava (1) Aug
- Spain (1) May
- Portugal
- Italy
- Porto Venere (3) May, Jun, Jul
- Italy (2) Jul
- Elba Island (2) Sep, Oct
- Portofino (1) Aug
- Sardinia (1) Mar
- Levanto (1) May
- Palinuro (1) Aug
- Tor Paterno (1) Aug
- Pantelleria (1) Sep
- Croatia
- Trogir (1) Feb
- Krk (1) Aug
- Croatia (1) Jun
- Crikvenica (1) Oct
- Turkey
- Çeşme (1) Sep
