White-spotted sea goddess
A species of Doriopsilla Scientific name : Doriopsilla albopunctata Genus : Doriopsilla
White-spotted sea goddess, A species of Doriopsilla
Botanical name: Doriopsilla albopunctata
Genus: Doriopsilla
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Description
Description
This nudibranch can grow as large as 60 mm (2 1⁄2 inches). It can be yellow or orange or brown, but always with very small opaque white dots. The dots are on the tips of raised tubercles and in circles around the tubercles. The rhinophores on the head end are yellow or orange-yellow in color, and the gills (the rosette at the back) are white or pale yellow.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Order
Nudibranchs Family
Dendrodorididae Genus
Doriopsilla Species
White-spotted sea goddess