Chromodoris annulata
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| Chromodoris annulata | |
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| Chromodoris Annulata off the coast of Dubai, UAE | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Chromodoris |
| Species: | C. annulata |
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| Chromodoris annulata Eliot, 1904 |
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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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[edit] 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]
[edit] Distribution
This nudibranch occurs in the Indian Ocean, from East Africa to Thailand.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ King, D. & Fraser, V. 2001. More Reef Fishes and Nudibranchs Struik, Cape Town. ISBN 1-86872-686-X
- ^ a b http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=chroannu
- ^ http://slugsite.us/bow/nudiwkps/nudiwk7.html
[edit] External links
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- Sea Slug Forum: [1]
