Chromodoris albopunctata
(Garrett, 1879)
Photographed by: David Pugh
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Species: | Chromodoris albopunctata |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #4632
A typical individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2442
This is the only one of this group with a blue marginal band. And also it has a consistent pattern of small white circles arranged around every red pustule, so it is easy to separate from Chromodoris reticulata and Chromodoris tinctoria.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1598
A typical individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1148
This large nudibranch is recognised by the reddish orange mantle with consecutive bluish mauve, black, and yellow bands at the margin. The mantle’s upper surface has numerous small regularly spaced rounded pustules as well as hundreds of red spots like stippling, each with an opaque white ring (ocellated). The mantle’s under surface and foot sole are uniformly yellow-ochre. It regularly raises and lowers the margin of the mantle with a rippling motion when it is crawling.Locality:
- Australia
- Queensland (2)
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Puerto Galera (1) Apr
- Anilao (1) Dec
- Taiwan
- North East Coast (1)
- Sri Lanka
- Negombo (1) Apr
Pictures of Chromodoris albopunctata
Similar Species
Author: Dr. Richard C. Willan
Chromodoris reticulata has more than 14 gills and no rows of blood-red spots on the outer flanks of the mantle that are possessed by the real Chromodoris tinctoria.
