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border to the foot and the smudged purple reticulate pattern found on the dorsum of this species ( Sea Slug Forum ).
Gohar & Aboul-Ela ( 1957 ) studied this species in some detail , and the following paragraph summarises their description of the species . It grows to 10 cm fully extended . The mantle is of a somewhat opaque creamy white , marked by a bluish purple tinge in irregular areas on the mantle and sides of the foot . All the dorsal surface of the mantle and the foot is covered with yellowish orange spots of irregular shape and different sizes . The mantle margin is fringed with a thin border of bright bluish violet . The posterior tip of the foot may have a similar border . The front of the mantle forms a veil which continuously waves up and down when crawling . The rhinophores have a white stem and blue leaves . The gills are simple and the colour of the edge can vary from violet to orange yellow in a single specimen . The gills are often branched and wave rhythmically from side to side . When recently spawned , the egg ribbon is reddish orange and it is attached along one edge in a spiral , the free edge being slightly wavy ( Sea Slug Forum ).
The Yellowish Orange Spotted Chromodorid Nudibranch ( Risbecia pulchella [ Hypselodoris pulchella ] Rüppell & Leuckart , 1830 ) from the Sea of Fujairah , Gulf of Oman , Arab Sea , Indian Ocean . Photo by Divemaster Ola Mostafa Khalaf . 31.12.2016 . http :// marine-life-uae . webs . com /
Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin - Number 154 – October 2017