Chromodoris albolimbata
Chromodoris albolimbata is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
| Chromodoris albolimbata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Chromodoris |
| Species: | C. albolimbata |
| Binomial name | |
| Chromodoris albolimbata | |
Distribution
This species was described from a single specimen collected at 37 m depth off Sebastian Bluff (Saint Sebastian Point), near Stilbaai, South Africa.[1]
Description
The description of the external appearance of this species is brief and it may be impossible to recognise it. The description reads "The colour clear reddish-white, the brim of the back chalk-white". The specimen was 15 mm in length.[1]
References
- Bergh, L.S.R. 1907. The Opisthobranchiata of South Africa. Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society 17(1):1-144, pls. 1-14, page 55, plate VI. In: Marine Investigations of South Africa 5(1).
- Rosenberg, G. (2015). Chromodoris albolimbata Bergh, 1907. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-20
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