A colour variant of Chromodoris fidelis ?

August 3, 2006
From: Takao Urasawa

Dear Dr.Bill,
I think this animal is Chromodoris fidelis but we have never see this color pattern before.

Locality: Wreck Ship , 9m, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Ocean, 12 July 2006, On the sands. Length: 10mm. Photographer: Takao Urasawa.

Would you give me your advice, please ?
Ura

dswith@isletwind.com

Takao Urasawa, 2006 (Aug 3) A colour variant of Chromodoris fidelis ?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17309

Dear Ura,
Chromodoris fidelis seems to have one of the most variable colour patterns. There are a few early messages on the Forum of animals from Papua New Guinea which are similar to your one [#2880, #2867, #5362], but all the colour patterns appear to merge into each another. Perhaps DNA studies will show there are a number of very similarly coloured species, but I haven't been able to find any anatomical differences.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Aug 3). Comment on A colour variant of Chromodoris fidelis ? by Takao Urasawa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17309

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