Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Doridoidea Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Genus Diversidoris | |
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Similar Ardeadoris angustolutea, Thorunna, Goniobranchus verrieri, Ardeadoris cruenta, Mexichromis pusilla | ||
Diversidoris crocea is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
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Distribution
This species is found in the tropical western Pacific, including: Indonesia, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Guam, and south to Queensland, Australia.
Description
This nudibranch is usually less than 2 inches in length. It has a yellow body with a pale mantle margin that has two semi-permanent mantle folds about mid-body. The rhinophores and branchia (gills) are also yellow. However, identifying individual yellow sea slugs within the genus Diversidoris can be challenging because yellow forms exist in many related species.
Ecology
This species is often found on the yellow sponge Darwinella, which appears to be its preferred food source.