Chromodoris kuniei
Pruvot-Fol, 1930
Photographed by: Daniela Gut
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Species: | Chromodoris kuniei |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #3654
Chromodoris kuniei (on the left) and Chromodoris annae (on the right). Both nudibranchs are eating the same sponge food.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #3633
The white cone-like organ in the middle of the gills is the anus, and this animal was actually photographed in the act of defecating (the red-brown mass right at the top of the anus is the faeces, composed mostly of indigestible sponge spicules packed together with mucous).Locality:
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Anilao (6) Feb, Aug, Dec
- Cebu (1) Jan
- Puerto Galera (1) Apr
- Malaysia
- Japan
- Okinawa (3) Jun
- Fiji
- Fiji (2)
- PNG
- Vietnam
- Vietnam (1)
- Palau
- Palau (1) Sep
- Taiwan
- Long Dong (1)
- North East Coast (1)
Pictures of Chromodoris kuniei
Similar Species
Author: Nila Murti
Both Chromodoris geminus and Chromodoris kuniei have oval body form and wide mantle overlap. Both have purplish or brownish mantle with dark round spots with white haloes in the mantle.
The difference between the two is in Chromodoris kuniei the mantle edge is broad with purple colour followed by a narrow dark ring and an uneven yellow in the innermost band.
In Chromodoris geminus the mantle border consists of four different coloured rings – an outermost white, then faded purple, followed by another white and finally yellow.
