Chromodoris splendida from Port Stephens

February 23, 2006
From: Leanne & David

Dear Bill,
After reading Bruce Wilkie's message about Chromodoris splendida [#15827] we read the other postings on this nudibranch and there wasn't one showing the New South Wales colour version mating so we thought you might like this one. Chromodoris splendida is a very common nudibranch in the Port Stephens area over the summer months.

Locality: d'Albora Marina wall Nelson Bay, Port Stephens, 8 m, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific, 19 January 2004, Rocky breakwall covered in silt with some sponge and ascidian growth. Length: 80 to 120mm. Photographer: Leanne & David Atkinson.

Regards,
Leanne & David Atkinson

atk@hunterlink.net.au

Atkinson, L. & D., 2006 (Feb 23) Chromodoris splendida from Port Stephens. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15880

Dear Leanne & David,
Thanks for these 'typical' examples. They are a nice contrast to Bruce Wilkie's northern animals [#15876, #15877]. Interestingly, one of your animals - the largest one - also has a yellow border to the posterior part of the foot, like one of Bruce's. 
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Feb 23). Comment on Chromodoris splendida from Port Stephens by Leanne & David. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15880

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