Chelidonura varians
Eliot, 1903.

Order: CEPHALASPIDEA
Family: Aglajidae

DISTRIBUTION

Found throughout the tropical Indo-West Pacific. Grows to about 7cm long.

PHOTO

Koumac, northern New Caledonia, October 1993. PHOTO: Bill Rudman.

This species is often mistaken for the very similarly coloured Philinopsis gardineri.

Read the messages below for interesting observations of Chelidonura feeding on flatworms. See also the General Biology Page for Chelidonura.

Reference:
• Eliot, C.N.E., (1903). Notes on some new or little-known members of the Family Doridiidae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 5(5): 331-7, Pl.13.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1998 (September 8) Chelidonura varians Eliot, 1903.. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/chelvar

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