Doris chrysoderma

Doris chrysoderma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Dorididae
Genus: Doris
Species:
D. chrysoderma
Binomial name
Doris chrysoderma
(Angas, 1864)
Synonyms

Neodoris chrysoderma (Angas, 1864)

Doris chrysoderma is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.

Distribution

This species has been found in temperate waters in Southern Australia ranging from New South Wales to Western Australia.

The type locality is Port Jackson.

Description

This sublittoral species has a background colour ranging from bright yellow to a fairly pale cream. D. chrysoderma always has rounded white pustules. This species grows to approximately 30 mm in length.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Angas G. F. (1864). "Description d'espèces nouvelles appartenant à plusieurs genres de Mollusques Nudibranches des environs de Port-Jackson (Nouvelles-Galles du Sud), accompagnée de dessins faits d'après nature". Journal de Conchyliologie 12: 43-70. page 46, plate 4, figure 3.
  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 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
  3. 1 2 "The Sea Slug Forum - Neodoris chrysoderma". Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2009-06-29.

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