Chromodoris lochi
Rudman, 1982

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Family: Chromodorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Tropical Western Pacific

PHOTO

UPPER: Escape Reef,Great Barrier Reef, N of Cairns, Queensland. November 1981.
LOWER: Koumac, New Caledonia, 34mm long alive. October 1993.
PHOTOS: Bill Rudman.

Chromodoris lochi is one of a group of translucent white or bluish-white chromdorids with dark blue or black longitudinal lines. Other species include Chromodoris willani, Chromodoris boucheti and Chromodoris dianae.

Of these whitish species with three black lines, the most characteristic feature of Chromodoris lochi is the plain coloured gills and rhinophores which range in colour from a translucent straw colour to dull orange or pink.

Reference:
• Rudman, W.B. (1982) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris quadricolor, C. lineolata and Hypselodoris nigrolineata
colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 76: 183-241.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (March 4) Chromodoris lochi Rudman, 1982. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/chroloch

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