Chromodoris tennentana

Chromodoris tennentana
Chromodoris tennentana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Chromodoris
Species: C. tennentana
Binomial name
Chromodoris tennentana
Kelaart, 1859
Synonyms[1]
  • Chromodoris cavae Eliot, 1904
  • Chromodoris vicina Eliot, 1904

Chromodoris tennentana, common name Gaudy chromodorid,[1] is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

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Description

Species up to 4 cm long, with central region orange brown, mottled with lighter and darker patches and dark purple spots surrounded by white rings.[1] This central area is surrounded by an irregular cream band which contains bright yellow spots.[1] The margin is purple.[1]

Habitat

Habitat: diverse, among shallow coral reefs.[1]

Distribution

Distribution include:

  • East Africa[1]
  • East Coast of South Africa[1]
  • Tanzania[1]
  • Chagos[1]
  • Sri Lanka[1]

Possibly more widely distributed.[1]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference [1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m WoRMS (2009). Chromodoris tennentana (Kelaart). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209593 on 2010-04-16
  2. ^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278


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