Florent's Guide To The

Hawaiian Reefs

Spanish Lance Dancer
Hexabranchus lacer
Spanish Lance Dancer
Category: Dorid Nudibranchs
Scientific Name: Hexabranchus lacer
Synonyms: Hexabranchus pulchellus
Size: Up to 16 in. (40 cm)  
Depth: 3-300 ft. (1-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Previously classified as H. sanguineus, which is now recognized as 5 distinct species
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Gastropoda (Class) Gastropods
 └Heterobranchia (Subclass) Heterobranchs
  └Euthyneura (Infraclass)
   └Nudipleura (Superorder)
    └Doridida (Order)
     └Doridoidei (Infraorder) Dorid Nudibranchs
      └Chromodoridoidea (Superfamily)
       └Hexabranchidae (Family)
        └Hexabranchus (Genus)
         └H. lacer (Species)

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