Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Chromodoris Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Chromodoris africana Rank Species | |
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Similar Chromodoris, Chromodoris quadricolor, Chromodoris strigata, Chromodoris magnifica, Chromodoris boucheti | ||
Chromodoris africana, or four-coloured nudibranch, is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
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Distribution
This species is known from the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean to the southern KwaZulu-Natal coast of South Africa. It is found down to 30m.
Description
This species may grow to 75mm in total length. It is a smooth-bodied nudibranch, with a black ground colour, two white lines running down the notum, which has a white rim, and an orange margin. The gills and rhinophores are yellow to orange.
Ecology
C. africana feeds on sponges. It is known to eat a species of the sponge genus Negombata.
References
Chromodoris africana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA