Chromodoris quadricolor (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Ringipleura | |
Superorder | Nudipleura | |
Order | Nudibranchia | |
Suborder | Doridina | |
Infraorder | Doridoidei | |
Superfamily | Doridoidea | |
Family | Chromodorididae | |
Genus | Chromodoris | |
Species | Chromodoris quadricolor (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830) | |
| Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 139143). | ||
- 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
| 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: | |
More pictures
Bibliography
Further reading
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- CIESM Atlas of Exotic Species in the Mediterranean
- Flickr pictures
- Identificazione e distribuzione nei mari italiani di specie non indigene
- Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
- MedSlugs (Ind.NW)
- NCBI GenBank
- OBIS - Search by Taxon
- Sea Slug Forum
- SeaSlug Photo Collection
- The Slug Site
- The SlugSite
- World Register of Marine Species
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes (2012-2019) "Chromodoris quadricolor" in OPK-Opistobranquis, Published: 15/05/2012, Accessed: 25/05/2019 at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/26RwR)
