Chromodoris africana (Yonow, Nathalie 2012)
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Ordo: Nudibranchia
Familia: Chromodorididae
Genus: Chromodoris
Name
Chromodoris africana Eliot, 1904 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Chromodoris africana Yonow, Nathalie, 2012, ZooKeys 197: 1-1.
Description
Description/Distribution. A large species, growing to 80 mm in length. Ground colour black, two thick or thin white lines running length of dorsum and joined behind gills forming a loop, not extending to pale orange mantle border anteriorly or posteriorly in any of these specimens but may do so anteriorly in the species. Broad, somewhat crumpled, pale orange tending-to-yellow mantle skirt, separated from the black dorsum by a broad white line. No white line at the margin, visible on the preserved specimen from Madagascar which retains its black, white, and orange bands fifteen years after collection. Gills and rhinophores darker orange than border, arising from pockets with raised orange rims. This species has been recorded from the Red Sea and south along the East African coast only (Yonow 2008); surprisingly, it is not recorded from the Gulfs of Aden or Oman, which show close faunal affinities with the Red Sea.
Taxon Treatment
- Yonow, Nathalie; 2012: Opisthobranchs from the western Indian Ocean, with descriptions of two new species and ten new records (Mollusca, Gastropoda) ZooKeys, 197: 1-1. doi
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