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

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ Caballer, M. (2015). Chromodoris nona (Baba, 1953). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-06
  3. ↑ 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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