Doris chrysoderma explained

Doris chrysoderma is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.^[1]

Distribution

This species has been found in temperate waters in Southern Australia ranging from New South Wales to Western Australia.^[2]

The type locality is Port Jackson.

Description

This sublittoral species has a background colour ranging from bright yellow to a fairly pale cream. D. chrysoderma always has rounded white pustules. This species grows to approximately 30 mm in length.^[2]

Further reading

• Gary R. McDonald, University of California Santa Cruz (29 luglio 2006). Nudibranch Systematic Index, University of California Santa Cruz. Institute of Marine Sciences.
• Burn R. (2006) A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Reports 10:1–42

External links

• • Sea slug forum

Notes and References

1. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. . ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
2. Web site: The Sea Slug Forum - Neodoris chrysoderma . 2009-06-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100615064003/http://seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=neodchry . 2010-06-15 .