Chromodoris africana or C.quadricolor

February 10, 2006
From: Umut Tural

Dear Bill,
I have some difficulities in identifying a specimen of Chromodoris & I'm confused a little. I think I need your help :) This photo was taken 09 of January at Hurghada, in the Egyptian Red Sea. It was crawling on a rock, no feeding observation.

Locality: El Fanadir, North, Hurghada, Egypt, Red sea, 14.4 m,  09 January 2006, Coral reef & sandy plato. Photographer: Dergun Tansel

What do you think? Is it Chromodoris africana or Chromodoris quadricolor?

Thanks.
Best regards
Umut Tural.

umut.tural@gmail.com

Umut Tural, 2006 (Feb 10) Chromodoris africana or C.quadricolor . [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15767

Dear Umut,
Yes these can be confusing. They are easy to tell apart if you have them together, because C. africana has a wider mantle skirt. The other good way is to remember that 'quadricolor' is Latin for '4 colours' so if you animal has blue, orange, black and white then it is most probably C. quadricolor. If it doesn't have blue, and has a wide mantle skirt, it is most probably C. africana.

One problem is that in photos, the blue can often be 'washed out' of the photo or be very pale. I'm afraid there's not much we can do about that. Your animal is definitely C. quadricolor.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Feb 10). Comment on Chromodoris africana or C.quadricolor by Umut Tural. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15767

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