Chromodoris colemani
Philippines · Indo Pacific - South China Sea
- Size
- 6–12 mm · max 18 mm
- Native range
- Western Pacific: Great Barrier Reef, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Japan and the Marshall Islands.
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Description
A small, uncommon chromodorid named after Australian underwater photographer Neville Coleman. It is one of the striped Chromodoris but stands out by combining black lines with orange-brown bands.
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Identification
White to pale mantle with alternating thin black longitudinal lines and broader orange-brown bands (typically five black lines and four orange-brown bands), and a diffuse orange-brown outer margin. Rhinophores and gills uniformly orange-brown; foot with an orange-brown edge.
Similar species
Chromodoris magnifica, C. annae and C. elisabethina also have black longitudinal lines but lack the alternating orange-brown bands.
Habitat & diet
Habitat
Coral reefs; type specimens from about 10 m.
Food
Like other Chromodoris, feeds on sponges.