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Spotted Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris maculosa

Manually classified in SNAP.

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1
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Distinct encounters
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1 trip
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Archive ecology

Conditions where we found it

SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.

Depth evidence
12.1–12.1m
Median 12.1m · n=1
Water temperature
28.0–28.0°C
Median 28.0°C · n=1

Depth basis: 0 recorded, 0 profile-estimated, 1 contextual.

An early signal

1 environment-linked observation is available so far. More encounters will show whether a repeatable pattern emerges.

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Early archive signal · 1 observations / 1 dives

  • • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
  • • No direct or profile-estimated depths are available yet.
  • • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
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Field notes

Encounter profile

Manually classified in SNAP.

Hypselodoris maculosa - Hypselodoris is a genus of colourful sea slugs or dorid, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae. Modern usage follows a more restricted view of which species belong in this genus so there are numerous genus transfers.

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Moalboal, Philippines / Aug 8, 2026