| Doris chrysoderma | |
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| A live individual of Doris chrysoderma, head end on the left, but hidden | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Dorididae |
| Genus: | Doris |
| Species: | D. chrysoderma |
| Binomial name | |
| Doris chrysoderma (Angas, 1864) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Neodoris chrysoderma (Angas, 1864) | |
Doris chrysoderma is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.
Distribution
This species has been found in temperate waters in Southern Australia ranging from New South Wales to Western Australia.
The type locality is Port Jackson.
Description
This sublittoral species has a background colour ranging from bright yellow to a fairly pale cream. D. chrysoderma always has rounded white pustules. This species grows to approximately 30 mm in length.
References
- ^ Angas G. F. (1864). "Description d'espèces nouvelles appartenant à plusieurs genres de Mollusques Nudibranches des environs de Port-Jackson (Nouvelles-Galles du Sud), accompagnée de dessins faits d'après nature". Journal de Conchyliologie 12: 43-70. page 46, plate 4, figure 3.
- Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia 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
- ^ "The Sea Slug Forum - Neodoris chrysoderma". Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
Further reading
- Gary R. McDonald, University of California Santa Cruz (29 luglio 2006). Nudibranch Systematic Index, University of California Santa Cruz. Institute of Marine Sciences.
- Burn R. (2006) A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Reports 10:1–42
External links
Media related to Doris chrysoderma at Wikimedia Commons- Sea slug forum
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| Doris chrysoderma | |