Anilao — 11 December 2015
- Location seen
- Anilao, Philippines
- Date seen
- 2015-12-11
Chromodoris joshi
Josh's Chromodoris
© Di Syrett / MacroDivers.com
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Chromodoris joshi
- Common name
- Josh's Chromodoris
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- Cryptobranchia (Cryptobranch dorids)
- ID confidence
- Confirmed
- Genus
- Chromodoris
- Species
- joshi
- Average size
- 60 mm
- Colours
- white, black, yellow, orange
- Pattern
- Stripes, Edged mantle
- Body shape
- Oval
- Rhinophores
- Horizontal
- Gills
- External gill plume
- Similar species
- Chromodoris magnifica
Geographic Distribution
Indo-west Pacific.
Identification
Fairly large Chromodoris belonging to the quadricolor group. Most individuals are yellow with a black longitudinal stripe and marginal band. The yellow may be speckled with white spots. The lamellate rhinophores are orange as are the unipinate gills arranged in a circle around the anus. Both are retractable.
General Notes
Similar to a number of the other quadricolor group of Chromodoris - but most similar to C. magnifica as it is also large, yellow, black and white.
Our Sighting
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