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 | 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). |
- 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
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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 (2021) "Chromodoris quadricolor" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 15/05/2012. Accessed: 11/04/2021. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/26RwR)