Chromodoris gleniei
(Kelaart, 1858)

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Family: Chromodorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Indian Ocean. (originally described from Sri Lanka, and subsequently from Tanzania and the Maldives).

PHOTO

Fungu Yasin, off Kunduchi Beach, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, November 1976. PHOTO: Bill Rudman.

This relatively uncommon species of Chromodoris seems to be restricted to the Indian Ocean. From its colour pattern it seems to be a sibling species of the western Pacific species Chromodoris coi. In C. glenei, the central part of the mantle is an orange-brown colour with deep purple or black markings. In C. coi the central region is a dull brown colour with a darker mottling of the same color. In both species there is a very similarly shaped wavy edge to the central region of the mantle and in both species the mantle margin consists of an inner dull purple band and and outer white band.

Reference:
• Rudman, W.B. (1987a) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris epicuria, C.aureopurpurea, C. annulata, C. coi and Risbecia tryoni colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 90: 305-407.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (October 16) Chromodoris gleniei (Kelaart, 1858). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/chroglen

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