Chromodoris krohni or C. tricolor? from Turkey

July 17, 2003
From: Haluk Akbatur


Dear Bill,
What is your opinion about this dorid. Erwin Koehler thinks it might be a variant of Chromodoris tricolor.
Photos were taken by Nazmi Kural,

Photo details:
size: 10 mm
depth: 12 m
date: July 4, 2003
country: Turkey
village: Kekova
divesite: Akarbogaz

Thanks for your help
Haluk Akbatur

lasergoz@ttnet.net.tr

Akbatur, H., 2003 (Jul 17) Chromodoris krohni or C. tricolor? from Turkey. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10451

Dear Haluk,
I am pretty sure it is a variant of Chromodoris krohni. It is the opposite extreme to the spotted animals recently posted from Senegal. Hypselodoris tricolor can have a single yellow median line bordered with white, but it doesn't have secondary yellow longitudinal lines like the ones in your animal. Also the gills and rhinophores of H. tricolor are dark blue, the gills edged in white. In your animal the gills and rhinophores are translucent reddish purple, more heavily pigmented towards the tip, which appears to be a characteristic of Chromodoris krohni.

I am somwhat fearful of trying to identify these 'blue chromodorids' of the Mediterranean so I'll conclude my remarks by saying there's a chance I am quite wrong. If I am I am sure some kind person will let us know
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Jul 17). Comment on Chromodoris krohni or C. tricolor? from Turkey by Haluk Akbatur. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10451

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