Cadlinella ornatissima
(Risbec, 1928)

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Family: Chromodorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Tropical Indo-West Pacific

PHOTO

UPPER: Adult animal, 34mm long alive, Heron Is, Queensland, December 1981.
LOWER: Juvenile, Solitary Islands, Coffs Harbour region, northern New South Wales. March 1988.
PHOTOS: Bill Rudman.

This species of chromodorid is easily recognised by the pink-tipped tubercules on its dorsum. It has a characteristic pattern of single-celled, flask-shaped and compound mantle glands. The large compound glands around the mantle edge can be seen around the mantle edge in the lower photo.

Reference:
• Rudman, W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 81: 115-273.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1998 (December 8) Cadlinella ornatissima (Risbec, 1928). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/cadlorna

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