Doris chrysoderma

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Doris chrysoderma
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A live individual of Doris chrysoderma, head end on the left, but hidden
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Dorididae
Genus: Doris
Species:
D. chrysoderma
Binomial name
Doris chrysoderma
(Angas, 1864) [1]
Synonyms

Neodoris chrysoderma (Angas, 1864) [1]

Doris chrysoderma is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae. [2]

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Distribution

This species has been found in temperate waters in Southern Australia ranging from New South Wales to Western Australia. [3]

The type locality is Port Jackson. [1]

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. [3]

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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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