Hypselodoris violabranchia is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris violabranchia Gosliner & R. F. Johnson, 1999. Accessed on 2019-01-21.
Distribution This nudibranch is known from the Hawaiian Islands in the central Pacific Ocean.Rudman, W.B., 2000 (February 9) Hypselodoris violabranchia Gosliner & Johnson, 1999. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Description Hypselodoris violabranchia has a light brown body with white spots and lines running along its dorsum. The gills and rhinophores are purple or pink.
This species can reach a total length of at least 35 mm.
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