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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae

Genus: Chromodoris

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73 species (see list below)
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Chromodoris africana
[African Chromodoris]

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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

Chromodoris aila
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Photo by Harasti, David

Chromodoris albopunctata
[White-spotted nudibranch]

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Chromodoris alcalai
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Chromodoris alderi
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Chromodoris alternata
[Alternate Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris ambigua
[Ambiguous Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris annae
[Anna's Chromodoris]

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Max. Length 10 cm TL

Chromodoris annulata
[Polka-dot chromodorid]

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Chromodoris aspersa
[Purple spotted nudibranch]

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Max. Length 4.5 cm TL

Chromodoris balat
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Chromodoris baqe
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Max. Length 9 cm TL

Chromodoris baumanni
[Baumann's chromodorid]

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Max. Length 4 cm TL

Chromodoris boucheti
[Bouchet's Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris bullocki
[Blue dorid nudibranch]

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Chromodoris celinae
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Max. Length 2.3 cm TL

Chromodoris clenchi
[Harlequin blue doris]

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Chromodoris coi
[Co's goniobranchus]

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Chromodoris colemani
[Coleman's sea slug]

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Max. Length 5 cm TL

Chromodoris dalli
[Dall's chromodorid]

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Chromodoris daphne
[Daphne' Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris dianae
[Diana's Chromodoris]

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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

Chromodoris dictya
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Chromodoris elegantula
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Chromodoris elizabethina
[Elisabeth's Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris epicuria
[Tasty Chromodoris]

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Max. Length 2.4 cm TL

Chromodoris galexorum
[Gale & alex's chromodorid]

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Chromodoris geometrica
[Geometric Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris gleniei
[Glenie's Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris gonatophora
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Chromodoris hamiltoni
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Chromodoris helium
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Chromodoris inopinata
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Max. Length 6 cm TL

Chromodoris joshi
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Max. Length 2 cm TL

Chromodoris kalawakan
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Chromodoris kuiteri
[Kuiter's Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris lentiginosa
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Chromodoris leopardus
[Leopard Chromodoris]

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Max. Length 5 cm TL

Chromodoris lineolata
[Many-lined Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris lochi
[Loch's Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris luteopunctata
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Max. Length 4.4 cm TL

Chromodoris macfarlandi
[Three-stripe doris]

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Chromodoris magnifica
[Magnificent Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris mandapamensis
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Max. Length 7 cm TL

Chromodoris marislae
[Marisla's chromodorid]

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Chromodoris michaeli
[Michaels Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris morchii
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Chromodoris multimaculosa
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL

Chromodoris obsoleta
[Obsolete Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris orientalis
[Oriental sea slug]

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Chromodoris pantharella
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL

Chromodoris paulomarcioi
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL

Chromodoris perola
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Chromodoris purpurea
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Chromodoris quadricolor
[Pyjama nudibranch]

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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL

Chromodoris quagga
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Photo by De la Rosa, Gregorio Escober Jr.

Chromodoris reticulata
[Reticulated Chromodoris]

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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL

Chromodoris roseopicta
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Chromodoris sinensis
[Chinese Chromodoris]

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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL

Chromodoris sphoni
[Sphon's chromodorid]

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Chromodoris splendida
[Splendid Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris striatella
[Striate Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris strigata
[Strigate Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris tasmaniensis
[Tasmanian Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris thompsoni
[Thompson's Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris tinctoria
[Tinctorial sea slug]

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Chromodoris trimarginata
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Max. Length 4.5 cm TL

Chromodoris tritos
[Triton Chromodoris]

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Chromodoris tumilifera
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Chromodoris tumulifera
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Chromodoris vicina
[Gaudy chromodorid]

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Chromodoris westraliensis
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Chromodoris willani
[Willan's Chromodoris]

Scientific Name Chromodoris africana Chromodoris aila Chromodoris albopunctata Chromodoris alcalai Chromodoris alderi Chromodoris alternata Chromodoris ambigua Chromodoris annae Chromodoris annulata Chromodoris aspersa Chromodoris balat Chromodoris baqe Chromodoris baumanni Chromodoris boucheti Chromodoris bullocki Chromodoris celinae Chromodoris clenchi Chromodoris coi Chromodoris colemani Chromodoris dalli Chromodoris daphne Chromodoris dianae Chromodoris dictya Chromodoris elegantula Chromodoris elizabethina Chromodoris epicuria Chromodoris galexorum Chromodoris geometrica Chromodoris gleniei Chromodoris gonatophora Chromodoris hamiltoni Chromodoris helium Chromodoris inopinata Chromodoris joshi Chromodoris kalawakan Chromodoris kuiteri Chromodoris lentiginosa Chromodoris leopardus Chromodoris lineolata Chromodoris lochi Chromodoris luteopunctata Chromodoris macfarlandi Chromodoris magnifica Chromodoris mandapamensis Chromodoris marislae Chromodoris michaeli Chromodoris morchii Chromodoris multimaculosa Chromodoris obsoleta Chromodoris orientalis Chromodoris pantharella Chromodoris paulomarcioi Chromodoris perola Chromodoris purpurea Chromodoris quadricolor Chromodoris quagga Chromodoris reticulata Chromodoris roseopicta Chromodoris sinensis Chromodoris sphoni Chromodoris splendida Chromodoris striatella Chromodoris strigata Chromodoris tasmaniensis Chromodoris thompsoni Chromodoris tinctoria Chromodoris trimarginata Chromodoris tritos Chromodoris tumilifera Chromodoris tumulifera Chromodoris vicina Chromodoris westraliensis Chromodoris willani	English Name African Chromodoris Alternate Chromodoris Ambiguous Chromodoris Anna's Chromodoris Baumann's chromodorid Blue dorid nudibranch Bouchet's Chromodoris Chinese Chromodoris Co's goniobranchus Coleman's sea slug Dall's chromodorid Daphne' Chromodoris Diana's Chromodoris Elisabeth's Chromodoris Gale & alex's chromodorid Gaudy chromodorid Geometric Chromodoris Glenie's Chromodoris Harlequin blue doris Kuiter's Chromodoris Leopard Chromodoris Loch's Chromodoris Magnificent Chromodoris Many-lined Chromodoris Marisla's chromodorid Michaels Chromodoris Obsolete Chromodoris Oriental sea slug Polka-dot chromodorid Purple spotted nudibranch Pyjama nudibranch Reticulated Chromodoris Sphon's chromodorid Splendid Chromodoris Striate Chromodoris Strigate Chromodoris Tasmanian Chromodoris Tasty Chromodoris Thompson's Chromodoris Three-stripe doris Tinctorial sea slug Triton Chromodoris White-spotted nudibranch Willan's Chromodoris	Distribution Atlantic Ocean. Eastern Central Pacific Eastern Indian Ocean Eastern Pacific Eastern Pacific. Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific and the Medi Indo-West Pacific Indo-West Pacific. Mediterranean Sea. Northwest Pacific Southwest Pacific Western Atlantic Western Atlantic. Western Central Atlantic Western Central Pacific Western Central Pacific. Western Indian Ocean Western Indian Ocean. Western Pacific Western Pacific. Western Pacific. Tropica	Max. Length 1.1 DL 1.2 DL 1.3 DL 1.5 TL 1.6 DL 2 TL 2.3 TL 2.4 TL 2.5 TL 3 TL 3.5 TL 4 TL 4.4 TL 4.5 TL 4.6 TL 5 TL 6 TL 6.5 TL 7 TL 9 TL 10 TL	Year 1824 1828 1830 1831 1832 1844 1852 1857 1858 1864 1866 1871 1877 1879 1881 1884 1900 1901 1904 1905 1924 1928 1935 1946 1956 1957 1961 1962 1970 1971 1973 1976 1977 1978 1982 1983 1985 1987 1994 1998 1999 2006 2020 2021

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