White-spotted dorid
A species of Doriopsilla Scientific name : Doriopsilla fulva Genus : Doriopsilla
White-spotted dorid, A species of Doriopsilla
Botanical name: Doriopsilla fulva
Genus: Doriopsilla
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Description
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Description
This nudibranch can grow as large as 33 mm. It is pale yellow in colour, with dots of opaque white on the tips of the dorsal tubercles but not between the tubercles. The rhinophores have 10-12 lamellae and a pale yellow club with a white stalk. The gills are white with five pinnae. It has frequently been confused with Doriopsilla albopunctata and several other species which form a pseudocryptic species complex.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Order
Nudibranchs Family
Dendrodorididae Genus
Doriopsilla Species
White-spotted dorid 
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