Dr. Glen Whisson, Aqua Research and Monitoring Services, Australien
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Chromodoris westraliensis (O'Donoghue, 1924)
On the mantle are two bright blue patches on a black background, with an orange mantle margin. Rhinophores and gills are bright orange.
Chromodoris westraliensis feed on toxin sponges,and contains this toxins in the body for defense.
This colourfull sea slug is the most abundant nudibranch of Western Australia and can be found in shallow water on reefs ans at depths up to 18 m. Chromodoris westraliensis is probably endemic to Western Australia.
Very similar is Chromodoris annae.
Synonymised names
Chromodoris westralensis [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Glossodoris westraliensis O'Donoghue, 1924 · unaccepted (original combination)
On the mantle are two bright blue patches on a black background, with an orange mantle margin. Rhinophores and gills are bright orange.
Chromodoris westraliensis feed on toxin sponges,and contains this toxins in the body for defense.
This colourfull sea slug is the most abundant nudibranch of Western Australia and can be found in shallow water on reefs ans at depths up to 18 m. Chromodoris westraliensis is probably endemic to Western Australia.
Very similar is Chromodoris annae.
Synonymised names
Chromodoris westralensis [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Glossodoris westraliensis O'Donoghue, 1924 · unaccepted (original combination)
