Beautiful chromodorid from East Timor

July 28, 2006
From: Brian Francisco

Hi Bill

We found this beautiful chromodorid yesterday. Can you tell us the species name?

Locality: Beach, 27 metres, East Timor, Banda Sea, 23 July 2006, coral reef. Length: 4cm. Photographer: Brian Francisco.

Thanks very much
Brian
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Francisco, B., 2006 (Jul 28) Beautiful chromodorid from East Timor. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17218

Dear Brian,

This is Glossodoris cruenta. Like Platydoris cruenta its name comes from a Latin word for 'bloody' or 'spotted with blood'.

I may be wrong, but in the lower photo your animal seems to have caused some damage to the sponge it is on. If you have any higher resolution photos showing more of the sponge I would be interested in seeing them. It might give us a clue to what it is eating.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jul 28). Comment on Beautiful chromodorid from East Timor by Brian Francisco. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17218

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