Family
Doridomorphidae
- Species in the gallery
- 1
- Genera
- 1
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Description
Doridomorphidae is a family with a single genus and species, Doridomorpha gardineri, placed in the superfamily Doridoxoidea. Despite its dorid-like external appearance, it is not a dorid. It lives only on, and feeds on, the blue coral Heliopora coerulea throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Its colour closely matches the host coral, so it is rarely noticed.
Identification
A small (about 1 cm) rounded slug with a smooth, domed mantle in greyish blue, closely matching blue coral. It is found only on living Heliopora, which is the main clue to identification. Its colour and host separate it from true dorids that might look similar.
Genera
1 species
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