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Wounded split-tooth dorid
Philippines · Indo Pacific - South China Sea
A chromodorid nudibranch described from Mauritius and commonly reported from the KwaZulu-Natal coast of South Africa. South African animals differ noticeably from the original description and may include more than one species.
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Flesh-red mantle with six (rarely five) longitudinal white lines, with white and carmine spots between the lines, and a yellowish-red mantle edge. Colour is quite variable, and South African specimens often have many more white lines.
Hypselodoris capensis and H. katherinae are very similar in colour; H. capensis differs mainly in radular anatomy, so photos alone may not separate them.
Rocky reefs; recorded at about 14–25 m.
Like other Hypselodoris, feeds on sponges.
