| Chromodoris magnifica | |
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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. magnifica |
| Binomial name | |
| Chromodoris magnifica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)[1] |
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Chromodoris magnifica is a species of nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
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This nudibranch is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia and the Philippines to New Guinea and Eastern Australia.
The specific epithet magnifica in Chromodoris magnifica means magnificent, so-named because of this nudibranch's striking, vibrant colors: longitudinal blue, black, white and yellow lines with orange gills and rhinophores. This species is easily confused with the similar looking Chromodoris quadricolor. Chromodoris magnifica can be distinguished by its submarginal orange border.[2]
Chromodoris magnifica feeds on sponges and has been observed feeding on red sponges of the genus Negombata.