Chromodoris burni explained

Chromodoris burni is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Centipede Reef, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It has been found on a few occasions, and only from Queensland.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Caballer, M. (2015). Chromodoris burni Rudman, 1982. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-20
2. Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á., 2018. Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific. New World Publications; 2nd Revised, Updated edition. 452 pp.,, p. 139
3. Rudman, W.B., 2003 (October 20) Chromodoris burni Rudman, 1982. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Description

   This species is similar in colouration to Chromodoris striatella but differs in having orange lines on the gills and orange rhinophore clubs whilst in C. striatella the gills and rhinophores are pale brown with fine white spots.^[2]

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