Chromodoris kitae
Gosliner, 1994

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Chromodorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Known from Madagascar and South Africa

PHOTO

Madagascar. Photo: Terry Gosliner

Very similar in colour to Chromodoris tumulifera. Main point of difference would seem to be the white spots on the gills and rhinophores in C. kitae. See messages below and on C. tumulifera Page for further discussion.

Reference:
• Gosliner, T.M. (1994) New species of Chromodoris and Noumea (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the western Indian Ocean and southern Africa. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 48(12): 239-252. (8 figs)

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 13) Chromodoris kitae Gosliner, 1994. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/chrokita

Related messages

  1. Chromodoris kitae from Madagascar
    From: Terry Gosliner , February 15, 2002
  2. Chromodoris tumulifera from SA
    From: Valda Fraser, February 13, 2002

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