Chromodoris elisabethina
Elisabeth's chromodoris
Papua New Guinea - PNG · Pacific Ocen - Bismarck Sea
- Size
- 20–40 mm · max 50 mm
- Native range
- Tropical Indo-West Pacific, from East Africa and Sri Lanka to Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan.
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Description
A common, colourful chromodorid of Indo-West Pacific reefs, described by Bergh in 1877 from the Philippines. Like many Chromodoris, it is part of a group of similar blue-and-black species whose colour patterns overlap.
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Identification
Blue body with a black median stripe and a black submarginal band on each side of the back, plus further black bands on the flanks. Mantle edge white to yellowish white; rhinophores and gills orange.
Similar species
Chromodoris annae has a white band between the black stripes and a white mantle edge; C. magnifica has a broad orange margin; C. dianae and C. alcalai have yellow rhinophores and gills.
Habitat & diet
Habitat
Coral reefs, shallow to moderate depths.
Food
Like other Chromodoris, feeds on sponges.
