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Chromodoris thompsoni
Two individuals of Chromodoris thompsoni on a sponge that may be their food species
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Chromodoris
Species:	C. thompsoni
Binomial name
Chromodoris thompsoni Rudman, 1983

Chromodoris thompsoni is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.

Distribution

This species was described from Providential Hd, Wattamolla Bay, Royal National Park, Sydney. It has only been reported from New South Wales.

References

1. 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.
2. Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Chromodoris thompsoni Rudman, 1983. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-07
3. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 3) Chromodoris thompsoni Rudman, 1983. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

• Chromodorididae
• Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean
• Endemic fauna of Australia
• Gastropods described in 1983
• Taxa named by William B. Rudman