Chromodoris alternata

Chromodoris alternata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Chromodoris
Species: C. alternata
Binomial name
Chromodoris alternata
Burn, 1957[1]

Chromodoris alternata is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]

Distribution

This chromodorid nudibranch is known only from Southern Australia.[4]

References

  1. Burn, Robert F., 1957. On some Opisthobranchia from Victoria. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia (1):11-29, pls. 1-3.
  2. Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Chromodoris alternata (Burn, 1957). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-05
  3. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp.
  4. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 1) Chromodoris alternata (Burn, l957). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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