WoRMS name details
Chromodoris elegantula (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
139137 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139137)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Subspecies Chromodoris elegantula polychroma Perrone, 1993 accepted as Felimida elegantula (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Doris elegantula R. A. Philippi, 1844) Philippi, R. A. (1844). <i>Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2</i>. Halle [Halis Saxorum]: Eduard Anton. iv + 303 pp., pls 13-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46936062
page(s): 80; pl. 19 fig. 8 [details]
page(s): 80; pl. 19 fig. 8 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chromodoris elegantula (R. A. Philippi, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139137 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Doris elegantula R. A. Philippi, 1844) Philippi, R. A. (1844). <i>Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2</i>. Halle [Halis Saxorum]: Eduard Anton. iv + 303 pp., pls 13-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46936062
page(s): 80; pl. 19 fig. 8 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 80; pl. 19 fig. 8 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Rudman, W. B. (1983). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: <em>Chromodoris splendida</em>, <em>C. aspersa</em> and <em>Hypselodoris placida</em> colour groups. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 78: 105-173.
page(s): 168 [details]
page(s): 168 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Additional information Rudman (1983) includes this species in the Chromodoris splendida color group and gives a brief description. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) Note: Upper:Illustration from the original description.
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) Note: Upper:Illustration from the original description.
