Chromodoris aureopurpurea from Hong Kong

July 12, 2001
From: Leslie Chan

Dear Bill,

Could you identify this nudibranch which I photographed in Hong Kong.
Details: 12m, Ping Chau, Hong Kong. 16 October 2000.

Thanks
Leslie Chan

leslie@lesmart.com

Chan, L., 2001 (Jul 12) Chromodoris aureopurpurea from Hong Kong. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4761

Dear Leslie,
This is Chromodoris aureopurpurea. This colour form is the one commonly decribed from Japan, so perhaps there are northern and southern colour forms of this species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Jul 12). Comment on Chromodoris aureopurpurea from Hong Kong by Leslie Chan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4761

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