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Chromodoris quadricolor

Chromodoris quadricolor (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)

Chromodoris quadricolor @ Red Sea by Enric Madrenas

Taxonomy
 

Superdomain

Biota  

 

Kingdom

Animalia  

 

Phylum

Mollusca  

 

Class

Gastropoda  

 

Subclass

Heterobranchia  

 

Infraclass

Euthyneura  

 

Subterclass

Ringipleura  

 

Superorder

Nudipleura  

 

Order

Nudibranchia  

 

Suborder

Doridina  

 

Infraorder

Doridoidei  

 

Superfamily

Chromodoridoidea  

 

Family

Chromodorididae  

 

Subfamily

Chromodoridinae  

 

Genus

Chromodoris  

 

Species

Chromodoris quadricolor  (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)

 
 Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017)
Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139143).
Synonyms

  • Chromodoris quadricolor quadricolor (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
  • Doris quadricolor Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830 (original)
  • Glossodoris quadricolor (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Chromodoris. From Greek “chromas”, colour + “doras”, skin. 
  • Doris, in Greek mythology, wife of Nereo, nymph of the waters and mother of the Nereids.
  • Quadricolor. From Latin “quattor”, four + “color”, colour.

Distribution

Known georeferenced records of the species: Chromodoris quadricolor
Sources:
: OBIS
: GROC 2010-2011
: Enric Madrenas
: João Pedro Silva
: Bernard Picton
: GBIF.ORG		 : OPK
: VIMAR
: Manuel Ballesteros.
: M@re Nostrum
: Altres fonts
: Marine Regions

Abundance

    Western Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
    Eastern Mediterranean: ☆☆☆☆☆
    Atlantic Ocean: ☆☆☆☆☆
Month

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Chromodoris quadricolor based on our own records.

More pictures

Chromodoris quadricolor @ Red Sea By Miquel Pontes
Chromodoris quadricolor (Red Sea) by Joao Pedro Silva
Chromodoris quadricolor @ Red Sea by Enric Madrenas
Chromodoris quadricolor @ Red Sea by Enric Madrenas

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