Noumea cf. sudanica
Rudman, 1985

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Chromodorididae

DISTRIBUTION

Known only from South Africa

PHOTO

Shelly Beach - 33m, south coast KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA, May 2000. Size: 20mm PHOTO: Valda Fraser.

Very similar in colour to Noumea sudanica but differs in having red marks on the rhinophores.

See Valda Fraser's message

Reference:
• Rudman, W.B. (1985) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris aureomarginata, C. verrieri and C. fidelis colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 83: 241-299.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (May 8) Noumea cf. sudanica Rudman, 1985. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/noumcfsu

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