Chromodoris quadricolor from Egyptian Red Sea

November 30, 2005
From: Chris Dekker

As I am very interested in these beautiful sea slugs, I always look for them while diving. Hereby I send you a photo I took of what I think, was Chromodoris africana (you can correct me if I am wrong).

Locality: Sharm Abu Dabbab north, Egypt. Red Sea. Depth: 4 meters. Length: about 30 mm. 20 October 2005. very good site for photos. Photographer: Chris Dekker

Greetings from Chris Dekker
(from The Netherlands)

cwhdekker@planet.nl

Dekker, C.W.H., 2005 (Nov 30) Chromodoris quadricolor from Egyptian Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15380

Dear Chris,
It is definitely a Chromodoris, and is one of a group of similarly coloured species which includes C. africana. However your animal is a typical example of another species in the group - Chromodoris quadricolor. The name means '4 colours'. I know black and white are not really colours, but when Ruppell & Leuckart named this species in 1828, the true nature of colour had not been discovered - and most people would still consider a black, white, orange and blue animal to be 'four-coloured'.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Nov 30). Comment on Chromodoris quadricolor from Egyptian Red Sea by Chris Dekker. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15380

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