Hypselodoris shimodaensis
# Hypselodoris shimodaensis

Hypselodoris shimodaensis is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

## Distribution

This species is known from Japan.

## Description

Hypselodoris shimodaensis has a pale pink-purple mantle and body with a white line down the middle of the back and a white margin to the mantle. The mid-dorsal line stops between the rhinophores at the front and encircles the gill pocket at the back. There is a white line along the top of the foot which extends behind the mantle. The rhinophore clubs are orange with purple bases and the outer two-thirds of the gill leaves are orange.

