Chromodoris joshi | |
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Chromodoris joshi | |
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. joshi |
Binomial name | |
Chromodoris joshi Gosliner & Behrens, 1998 |
Chromodoris joshi is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1]
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Reaching 60 mm in length, this nudibranch is yellow with three black stripes on its mantle. The marginal band fades from dark golden yellow at the edge, to a buttery yellow. It is covered with white flecks. The rhinophores and gills are a pumpkin orange.[2]
Chromodoris joshi can be found in the Philippines, Sumatra, the Andaman Sea, and Indonesia.[3]