Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Dorididae Scientific name Doris chrysoderma | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Doris Rank Species | |
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Similar Doris, Aphelodoris, Doris odhneri, Ceratosoma amoenum, Hypselodoris bennetti | ||
Doris chrysoderma is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.
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Distribution
This species has been found in temperate waters in Southern Australia ranging from New South Wales to Western Australia.
The type locality is Port Jackson.
Description
This sublittoral species has a background colour ranging from bright yellow to a fairly pale cream. D. chrysoderma always has rounded white pustules. This species grows to approximately 30 mm in length.
References
Doris chrysoderma Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA