Lembeh — 15 September 2025
- Location seen
- Lembeh, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2025-09-15
Hypselodoris emma
Emma's Hypselodoris
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Hypselodoris emma
- Common name
- Emma's Hypselodoris
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- Cryptobranchia (Cryptobranch dorids)
- ID confidence
- Confirmed
- Genus
- Hypselodoris
- Species
- emma
- Average size
- 40 mm
- Colours
- white, orange, purple, brown, cream, red
- Pattern
- Stripes, Edged mantle
- Body shape
- Oval
- Rhinophores
- Horizontal
- Gills
- External gill plume
- Similar species
- Hypselodoris whitei
Geographic Distribution
Indian and western Pacific oceans.
Identification
One of my favourite nudibranchs. Cream and brown body with purple stripes. Purple edged mantle. Red gills with up to 12 plumes and red lamellate rhinophores - both are fully retractable.