Chromodoris joshi | |
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Chromodoris joshi in the Komodo National Park | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Chromodoris |
Species: | C. joshi
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Binomial name | |
Chromodoris joshi Gosliner & Behrens, 1998
[1]
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Chromodoris joshi is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. [2] [3]
Chromodoris joshi can be found in the Philippines, Sumatra, the Andaman Sea, and Indonesia. [4]
Reaching 60 mm in length, Chromodoris joshi is yellow with three black stripes on its mantle. The marginal band fades from dark golden yellow at the edge, to a buttery yellow. It is covered with white flecks. The rhinophores and gills are a pumpkin orange. [5] [6]
Chromodoris joshi | |
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Chromodoris joshi in the Komodo National Park | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Chromodoris |
Species: | C. joshi
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Binomial name | |
Chromodoris joshi Gosliner & Behrens, 1998
[1]
|
Chromodoris joshi is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. [2] [3]
Chromodoris joshi can be found in the Philippines, Sumatra, the Andaman Sea, and Indonesia. [4]
Reaching 60 mm in length, Chromodoris joshi is yellow with three black stripes on its mantle. The marginal band fades from dark golden yellow at the edge, to a buttery yellow. It is covered with white flecks. The rhinophores and gills are a pumpkin orange. [5] [6]