Anilao — 27 January 2026
- Location seen
- Anilao, Philippines
- Date seen
- 2026-01-27
Chromodoris colemani
Coleman's Chromodoris
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Chromodoris colemani
- Common name
- Coleman's Chromodoris
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- cryptobranchia
- Genus
- Chromodoris
- Species
- colemani
- Average size
- 25 mm
- Colours
- white, black, yellow, orange
- Pattern
- stripe, edged mantle
- Body shape
- Oval
- Rhinophores
- Horizontal
- Gills
- External gill plume
- Similar species
- Many other Chromodoris species
Geographic Distribution
Western and central Pacific Ocean.
Identification
Mantle edge - white, yellow, white. Dorsum - black, yellow and white. Some individuals may also have blue. Pattern usually stripes from front to back but these may be broken. There is much variation in the colour and patterns of this species. Gills orange - simple in semi-circle (retractable). Rhinophores orange - lamellate and retractable.