Chromodoris buchananae
Chromodoris buchananae is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
| Chromodoris buchananae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Chromodoris |
| Species: | C. buchananae |
| Binomial name | |
| Chromodoris buchananae Gosliner & Behrens, 2000[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from South Solitary Island, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. It has only been reported from northern New South Wales.[3][4]
References
- Gosliner T.M. & Behrens D.W. 2000. Two new species of Chromodorididae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) from the tropical Indo-Pacific, with a redescription of Hypselodoris dollfusi (Pruvot-Fol, 1933). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (4) 52(10): 111-124, page
- MolluscaBase (2018). Chromodoris buchananae Gosliner & Behrens, 2000. Accessed on 2019-01-25.
- Rudman, W.B., 2001 (January 18) Chromodoris buchananae Gosliner & Behrens, 2000. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á., 2018. Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific. New World Publications; 2nd Revised, Updated edition. 452 pp. ISBN 1878348671, ISBN 978-1878348678, p. 139
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