2026 · Photo: Boaz Liebes
Chromodoris annae
Anna's chromodoris
Philippines · Indo Pacific - South China Sea
- Size
- 25 mm
- Depth
- 10–20 m
- Native range
- Tropical western Pacific, perhaps also the Indian Ocean; described from the Philippines.
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Description
One of the best-known blue chromodorids of the western Pacific, belonging to the Chromodoris quadricolor colour group of blue bodies, black longitudinal lines and orange borders. It is often found together with the similar C. elisabethina.
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Identification
Ultramarine-blue mantle finely speckled with dark dots, with black longitudinal lines along the middle and flanks. Mantle edge white with a yellow to orange submarginal band (faint in some). Rhinophores and gill yellow to orange.
Similar species
Chromodoris elisabethina lacks the fine dark speckling in the blue areas; C. westraliensis is the only other chromodorid with similarly speckled blue.
Habitat & diet
Habitat
Coral reefs, typically 10–20 m.
Food
Sponges, like other Chromodoris.
