Chromodoris hamiltoni

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Chromodoris hamiltoni
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The nudibranch Chromodoris hamiltoni, Pemba Island, Tanzania.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Chromodoris
Species:
C. hamiltoni
Binomial name
Chromodoris hamiltoni
Rudman, 1977 [1]

Chromodoris hamiltoni is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. [2] [3]

Description

This species has a primarily blue mantle, though this can be so light as to appear white. It sports either three or five black lines running the length of its body, though in the case of a five-lined specimen, it is not uncommon for the central lines to be replaced in sections by a loose brown patch of pigment [4] . Its rhinophores and gills are orange in colour, as well as a band around the outer edge of the mantle and the foot.

Distribution

This species was described from Tanzania. It has been reported from Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar and Réunion. [5] [6]

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References

  1. Rudman, W. B. (1977). Chromodorid opisthobranch Mollusca from East Africa and the tropical West Pacific. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 61: 351-397.
  2. Caballer, M. (2015). Chromodoris hamiltoni Rudman, 1977. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-06
  3. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN   3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp.
  4. Rudman, Bill (May 5, 2005). "Chromodoris hamiltoni, Rudman, 1977".
  5. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (February 8) Chromodoris hamiltoni Rudman, 1977. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  6. Tibiriçá, Y.; Pola, M.; Cervera, J. L. (2017). Astonishing diversity revealed: an annotated and illustrated inventory of Nudipleura (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Mozambique. Zootaxa. 4359 (1): 001–133, p. 37, fig. 11B