Chromodoris macfarlandi
Cockerell, 1902
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Below is comment from Dr. Bill Rudman, go to Sea Slug Forum to read more information
Hi Ken,
We have discovered some amazing thngs going through files lately, but I digress. Thanks for sharing.
Yes, this is Chromodoris macfarlandi. Actually it is pretty typical, considering the slide may have aged. Like most nudibranchs, this species exhibits quite some variability in color. I have documented specimens where the three longitudinal lines are even made up of collection of randomly sized specks and spots. Some specimens have a white marginal band and some do not. Three longitudinal yellow lines, purple gill and rhinophores, and you have C. macfarlandi
Thanks,
Dave Behrens
Site: Channel Islands
Thanks for Gary McDonald to fix the locality of this photo
| Location: | California, USA |
| Photographer: | Ken Tucker |
| Taken on: | August 28, 2007 |
| Viewed: | 443 times |
| Posted: | 1 year ago |
| Updated: | 10 months ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Species: | Chromodoris macfarlandi |