Chromodoris joshi
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| Chromodoris joshi | |
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| Chromodoris joshi in the Komodo National Park | |
| 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]
Description
Reaching 60 mm in length, Chromodoris joshi 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]
Distribution
Chromodoris joshi can be found in the Philippines, Sumatra, the Andaman Sea, and Indonesia.[3]
References
- ↑ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
- ↑ "Nudibranch of the Week is Chromodoris joshi". Slugsite.us. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ↑ Rudman, W.B. "Chromodoris joshi". The Sea Slug Forum. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
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