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Spotted Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris maculosa (Pease, 1871)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The spotted hypselodoris (Hypselodoris maculosa) is a species in the family Chromodorididae, order Nudibranchia.

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Quick facts about the spotted hypselodoris

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the spotted hypselodoris live?

Not recorded

Is the spotted hypselodoris endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the spotted hypselodoris classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNudibranchia
  5. familyChromodorididae
  6. genusHypselodoris
  7. SpeciesHypselodoris maculosa (Pease, 1871)

Synonyms Chromodoris maculosa, Hypselodoris cuis

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Double-banded split-tooth doridEnglish
  • Purple-speckled nudibranchEnglish
  • Doris maculéeFrench
  • センテンイロウミウシJapanese
  • 斑紋多彩海牛Chinese
  • ニヨリセンテンイロウミウシJapanese
  • 紅斑多彩海蛞蝓Chinese
  • 腰帶多彩海蛞蝓Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotted hypselodoris

Other species in the same genus Hypselodoris.

Mottled dorid

Hypselodoris infucata

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spotted hypselodoris?

The spotted hypselodoris (Hypselodoris maculosa) belongs to the family Chromodorididae in the order Nudibranchia.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spotted Hypselodoris (Hypselodoris maculosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-hypselodoris

MLA

“Spotted Hypselodoris (Hypselodoris maculosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-hypselodoris.

BibTeX
@misc{spotted_hypselodoris_2026,
  title = {Spotted Hypselodoris (Hypselodoris maculosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-hypselodoris},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}