| Chromodoris geometrica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Chromodoris |
| Species: | C. geometrica |
| Binomial name | |
| Chromodoris geometrica Risbec, 1928 |
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Chromodoris geometrica is a species of very colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
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This species is found throughout the Indian Ocean as well as the Western Pacific Ocean from the intertidal down to 30m[1].
Chromodoris geometrica is a small nudibranch which may grow to a total length of 35mm. It is variably coloured, with the ground colour ranging from a creamy brown to purple, The mantle has numerous cream-coloured bumps and has a white margin. The gills and rhinophores are white to greenish[1].
This animal probably feeds on sponges[1].