Chromodoris thompsoni
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| Two individuals of Chromodoris thompsoni on a sponge that may be their food species | |
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| Species: | C. thompsoni
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Chromodoris thompsoni is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Providential Hd, Wattamolla Bay, Royal National Park, Sydney. It has only been reported from New South Wales.[3]
References
- ^ Rudman, W.B. (1983) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris splendida, C. aspersa and Hypselodoris placida colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 78: 105-173.
- ^ Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Chromodoris thompsoni Rudman, 1983. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-07
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 3) Chromodoris thompsoni Rudman, 1983. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.