Chromodoris, Alder & Hancock, 1855

Tibiriçá, Yara, Pola, Marta & Cervera, Juan Lucas, 2017, Astonishing diversity revealed: an annotated and illustrated inventory of Nudipleura (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Mozambique, Zootaxa 4359 (1), pp. 1-133 : 20

Chromodoris sp. 1

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Material examined. Six specimens. MB28-004648, ZA51, 0 9 Dec. 2012, 12m, 34mm; MB28-004644, ZDR, 6 Dec. 2012, 32m, 56mm; MB28-004645, ZA51, 0 9 Dec. 2012, 12m, 36mm; MB28-004942, ZA51, 27 Oct. 2014, 13m, 30mm; MB28-004947, ZJS, 13 Dec. 2014, 12m, 32mm; MHN-YT896, PE, 15 Aug. 2013, 0.5m, 34mm.

Habitats. Subtropical tidal reefs, rocky reefs and tropical coral reefs.

Occurrences. Ponta do Ouro, Zavora, Paindane and Vamizi Island.

Geographic distribution. Western Indian Ocean. South Africa ( Coleman 2008; Gosliner et al. 2008), Madagascar ( Johnson & Gosliner 2012) and Mozambique.

Remarks. This species has been often misidentified as Chromodoris hamiltoni as they are externally and internally similar. Nevertheless, they differ externally by the presence of orange bands posterior to each rhinophore. Moreover, our preliminary molecular analyses based on mtDNA COI showed a minmum genetic difference of around 6% between this morphotype and a morphotype of Chromodoris hamiltoni as described by Rudman (1977).

Figures

FIGURE 4. A, Chromodoris aspera (MB28-004952). B,Chromodoris africana (MB28-004554). C, Chromodoris cf. boucheti (MB28-004929). D, Chromodoris hamiltoni (MB28-004769). E, Chromodoris mandapamensis (MB28-004931). F, Chromodoris quadricolor (MB28-005040). G, Chromodoris strigata (MB28-004884). H, Chromodoris sp. 1 (MB28-004644). I, Chromodoris sp.2 (MB28-004845).J,Diversidoris crocea (MB28-005024).K–L, Doriprismaticacf. atromarginata(MB28- 004575 and MB28-004908, respectively).