Chromodoris magnifica
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Photographed by: Yuji Law
Notes from Dr. Richard C. Willan: A species can be identified as Chromodoris magnifica if it has a white band to the outside of the mantle, and the rhinophores and gills are a darker red colour than the orange colour of the (submarginal) band.
Chromodoris magnifica is certainly an incredibly variable species, isn’t it!
Editor's notes: At least one book names it Chromodoris magnifa, but according to Sea Slug Forum it is Chromodoris magnifica.
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Species: | Chromodoris magnifica |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #7719
A mating pairComment from Richard Willan on photo #5885
Note the white marginal band on the mantle.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1280
This identification is based on the white band around the mantle border. However this individual is very unusual in having the black longitudinal stripes bisected longitudinally by ochre stripes.Locality:
- Indonesia
- Bali (30) Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct, Nov
- Lembeh (9) Jan, Mar, Apr, Jul, Aug, Oct, Nov
- Manado (9) Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Oct, Nov
- Komodo (8) Jan, Apr, Aug, Oct
- Wakatobi (6) Jun, Nov, Dec
- Derawan (5)
- Kupang (4) Jul
- Raja Ampat (3) Dec
- Maratua (2) Aug
- Ambon (1) Oct
- West Java (1) May
- Bunaken (1) Nov
- Samama (1) May
- North Sulawesi (1) Apr
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Anilao (5) Feb, Jun
- Puerto Galera (4) Feb, Apr, Aug
- Malapascua (3) Feb, Dec
- Apo Island (2)
- Sogod Bay (1) Apr
- Vietnam
- Nha Trang (3) Apr, May
- Taiwan
- Green Island (3) Aug
- Kenting (1)
- Guam
- Apra Harbor (2) Jan
- PNG
- PNG (2) Oct
- Australia
- Queensland (1)
- Japan
- Okinawa (1) Jun
