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 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Chromodoris |
Species: | C. thompsoni
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Binomial name | |
Chromodoris thompsoni |
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]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Chromodoris thompsoni Rudman, 1983. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-07
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 3) Chromodoris thompsoni Rudman, 1983. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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- Chromodorididae
- Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean
- Endemic fauna of Australia
- Gastropods described in 1983
- Taxa named by William B. Rudman