Chromodoris dianae

Chromodoris dianae
Chromodoris dianae
Chromodoris dianae from Verde Island, the Philippines
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. dianae
Binomial name
Chromodoris dianae Gosliner & Behrens, 1998[1]

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

Distribution

This species is known only from the Philippines, Indonesia and Borneo.^[2]

Chromodoris dianae at Verde Island, the Philippines.

Description

This species is very similar in appearance to Chromodoris lochi although it can be distinguished from the latter by the broken black lines, (as opposed to continuous) and the sprinkling of white specks on the notum. Chromodoris dianae has pale-blue gills and rhinophores with distinct yellow-orange tips.

Ecology

Chromodoris dianae, like many other nudibranchs, feeds on sponges.

References

1. ^ Gosliner T. M. & Behrens D. W. (1998) "Five new species of Chromodoris (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the tropical Indo-West Pacific". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 50: 139-165.
2. ^ Chromodoris dianae Gosliner & Behrens, 1998. Sea Slug Forum, accessed 8 December 2009.

External links

• Chromodoris dianae page at nudipixel
• Sea slug forum