Chromodoris thompsoni

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Chromodoris thompsoni
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Two individuals of Chromodoris thompsoni on a sponge that may be their food species
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Chromodoris
Species:
C. thompsoni
Binomial name
Chromodoris thompsoni
Rudman, 1983 [1]

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]

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References

  1. 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 (2): 105–173. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1983.tb00864.x.
  2. Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Chromodoris thompsoni Rudman, 1983. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-07
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 3) Chromodoris thompsoni Rudman, 1983. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.