Chromodoris lentiginosa

Chromodoris lentiginosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Chromodoris lentiginosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Chromodoris
Species:
C. lentiginosa
Binomial name
Chromodoris lentiginosa
(Pease,1871) [1]

Distribution

This species was described from Huaheine, Society Islands.

Description

Pease describes this species as follows:

The mantle has a widely diffused pale orange red margin, marked with a regular series of purple dots; a cream coloured line traverses each side of the back, passing around the front of each tentacle, and meeting round the branchial cavity; the space between these lines and the marginal band is marked with purple dots. The back is marked with a median interrupted cream coloured stripe, in which are also disposed purple dots. Along each side of the median stripe are several cream colored spots, with central purple dots. Branchiae colorless. Tentacles brown. The under surface of the mantle is same color as above, but paler, the color being transmitted through the pellucid mantle.[1][3]

The identity of this species is currently uncertain; it has been suggested that it may be synonymous with Goniobranchus decorus.[4] There is a glass Blaschka model of this species in the Cornell University Library.[5]

References
  1. Pease W.H. (1871) Descriptions of new species of Nudibranchiate mollusca inhabiting Polynesia. No.2. American Journal of Conchology 7(1): 11-19, pls. 3-9, page 18. page(s): 18-19, plate 9, figure 1
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Chromodoris lentiginosa Pease, 1871. Accessed on 2019-01-25.
  3. Pruvot-Fol, A. (1947). Les opisthobranches de W. Harper Pease. Revision. Journal de Conchyliologie 87(3):96-114.
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Sep 14) Identity of Chromodoris decora. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  5. Anon., retrieved Jan. 2019. Chromodoris lentiginosa Cornell University Library Collection.
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