Chromodoris verrieri
(Crosse, 1875)
Photographed by: Indra Swari
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Species: | Chromodoris verrieri |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2840
That name is a guess for me too because I cannot see the colour markings at the mantle edge very well in this photo and resolving them clearly is very important in this group of similar-looking species. I think I can just distinguish 2 bands, which makes this one Chromodoris verrieri – a narrow dark red marginal band and immediately inside that is a narrow apricot-orange band.Locality:
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Anilao (2) Feb
- Australia
- Queensland (1)
- Nelson Bay (1)
- Vietnam
- Vietnam (1)
Pictures of Chromodoris verrieri
Similar Species
Author: Dr. Richard C. Willan
Chromodoris albonares is quite a small species has only an orange band around the edge of the mantle and (especially large) white rhinophores and white gills.
Chromodoris preciosa is a relatively larger species has three colour bands right next to each other - a thin white band at the edge, then a band of deep red, and inside that a band of yellow. Also, the gills and rhinophores are reddish.
