Chromodoris annulata

Chromodoris annulata
Chromodoris annulata
Chromodoris Annulata off the coast of Dubai, UAE
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. annulata
Binomial name
Chromodoris annulata
Eliot, 1904

Chromodoris annulata is a species of sea slug, a very colorful dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

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Description

Chromodoris annulata is a large smooth pale-bodied nudibranch with many vivid yellow spots, though these may be absent in some individuals. It has one purple ring around the gills and another ring around the rhinophores. The mantle usually has a purple border. It may grow to 100mm in total length[1]. The gills are triangular in cross-section.[2]

Distribution

This nudibranch occurs in the Indian Ocean, from East Africa to Thailand.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ King, D. & Fraser, V. 2001. More Reef Fishes and Nudibranchs Struik, Cape Town. ISBN 1-86872-686-X
  2. ^ a b http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=chroannu
  3. ^ http://slugsite.us/bow/nudiwkps/nudiwk7.html

External links

  • Sea Slug Forum: [1]

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