Chromodoris hintuanensis
Gosliner & Behrens, 1998

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Chromodorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Philippines, Japan (Okinawa), Thailand (Andaman Sea), Indonesia, Papua New Guinea. Also Forum records from Solomon Ids and Sri Lanka.

PHOTO

UPPER: Luadi, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, March 27, 1998. 25 mm long. PHOTO M.J.Adams.
LOWER: Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, approx 2.5 cm. PHOTO: Stuart Hutchison.

Quite similar in appearance to C. geometrica. Two major points of difference are the rhinophore & gill colour and the presence of a few small white rounded nodules on the mantle, each surrounded by a ring of deep magenta (or purple). The gills and rhinophores are a translucent reddish purple colour edged with a dark line of the same colour. Like C. geometrica the anterior mantle waves up and down rhythmically and its underside is a deep purplish colour.

Reference:
• Gosliner, T.M. & Behrens, D.W. (1998) Five new species of Chromodoris (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the tropical Indo-West Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 50(5): 139-165.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (January 28) Chromodoris hintuanensis Gosliner & Behrens, 1998. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/chrohint

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