Chromolaichma dalli

Chromolaichma dalli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Subfamily: Chromodoridinae
Genus: Chromolaichma
Species:
C. dalli
Binomial name
Chromolaichma dalli
(Bergh, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Chromodoris banksi Farmer, 1963
  • Chromodoris banksi banksi Farmer, 1963
  • Chromodoris banksi sonora Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
  • Chromodoris dalli Bergh, 1879
  • Chromodoris sonora Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
  • Felimida dalli Bergh, 1879
  • Glossodoris dalli Bergh, 1879

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

Distribution

This species is found in the Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to the Galapagos Islands.

Ecology

Chromolaichma dalli feeds on sponge Hyrtios erecta. cf.

References

  1. 1 2 Glossodoris dalli Bergh, 1879. Sea Slug Forum, accessed 18 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2026).(2020) Chromolaichma dalli (Bergh, 1879) Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-06-18
  3. ↑ Fontana A., Mollo E., Ortea J., Gavagnin M., Cimino G. (2000). "Scalarane and Homoscalarane compounds from the nudibranchs Glossodoris sedna and Glossodoris dalli: Chemical and biological properties". Journal of Natural Products 63(4): 527-530. doi:10.1021/np990506z.
  4. ↑ Verdín Padilla C. J., Carballo J. L. & Camacho M. L. (2010). "A qualitative assessment of sponge-feeding organisms from the Mexican Pacific Coast". Open Marine Biology Journal 4: 39–46. PDF Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine

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