Chromodoris elisabethina from Philippines?

July 28, 2008
From: Marcel Tanke

Hi Bil,
Can this be Chromodoris elisabethina? It does not have the characteristic 3 stripes, or yellow and blue color. I recently took this picture at Cebu Moalboal.

Locality: Philippines, about 10-15 meters, Cebu, Moalboal, 1 May 2008, reef. Length: 5 cm. Photographer: Marcel Tanke.

Best regards,
Marcel Tanke

marceltanke@cs.com

Tanke, M.A., 2008 (Jul 28) Chromodoris elisabethina from Philippines?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21646

Dear Marcel,

It does have the three characteristic black lines but it has a couple of extra thin ones. If you look at other photos on the Fact Sheet and attached messages you will see that there can be traces of these extra lines as spots and broken lines. The orange-yellow and blue colour can also be somewhat variable.

By the way I have changed your spelling of the name from eli[z]abethina to the correct eli[s]abethina. In these days of digital searching a mispelling like this can mean you miss a lot.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Jul 28). Comment on Chromodoris elisabethina from Philippines? by Marcel Tanke. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21646

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