Chromodoris willani
Rudman, 1982

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Family: Chromodorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Tropical western Pacific.

PHOTO

UPPER: Efate Is, Vanuatu, 18m, July 1976 (Holotype -14mm long preserved). PHOTO: R.Willan.
MIDDLE: Cebu Island, 32m, Philippines, March 1983. PHOTO: B.R.Picton.
LOWER: Gills and rhinophores of Cebu specimen to show characteristic white specks.

This species is one of a group of similarly coloured species with a bluish white or translucent white background colour and dark blue or black longitudinal stripes. Other species include Chromodoris lochi, Chromodoris boucheti and Chromodoris dianae.

The most distinguishing external feature are the white spots or specks on both the gills and the rhinophores. The rhinophores can range in colour from a watery translucent version of the background bluish white colour to a straw yellow-brown.

Reference:
• Rudman, W.B. (1982c) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris quadricolor, C. lineolata and Hypselodoris nigrolineata colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 76: 183-241.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1998 (November 29) Chromodoris willani Rudman, 1982. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/chrowill

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