Chromodoris nona
| Chromodoris nona | |
|---|---|
| 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. nona |
| Binomial name | |
| Chromodoris nona (Baba, 1953)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Glossodoris nona Baba, 1953 | |
Chromodoris nona is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
Distribution
This marine species was described from Japan and Hong Kong.
Description
Chromodoris nona is a translucent white chromodorid nudibranch with an opaque white edge to the mantle. There are conspicuous white glands embedded in the mantle margin. The rhinophores and the gills are yellow-orange in colour. The length of the body attains 25 mm. [3]
References
- ↑ Baba, K. 1953. Three new species and two new records of the genus Glossodoris from Japan. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 3(2):205-211
- ↑ Caballer, M. (2015). Chromodoris nona (Baba, 1953). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-06
- ↑ Chromodoris nona Umiushi-zukan, published 2015/11/29.
Further reading
- Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0. page: 155
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