WoRMS name details
Chromodoris tennentana (Kelaart, 1859)
209593 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209593)
unaccepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Doris tennentana Kelaart, 1859) Kelaart, E. F. (1859). On some additional species of nudibranchiate mollusks from Ceylon. <em>Annals & Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 3, 4(22):267-270., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2356219#page/287/mode/1up
page(s): 268 [details]
page(s): 268 [details]
Description Species up to 4 cm long, with central region orange brown, mottled with lighter and darker patches and dark purple spots...
Description Species up to 4 cm long, with central region orange brown, mottled with lighter and darker patches and dark purple spots surrounded by white rings. This central area is surrounded by an irregular cream band which contains bright yellow spots. The margin is purple. Habitat: diverse, among shallow coral reefs. Distribution: Tanzania, Chagos and Sri Lanka, possibly more widely distributed. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Chromodoris tennentana (Kelaart, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209593 on 2024-05-02
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(of Doris tennentana Kelaart, 1859) Kelaart, E. F. (1859). On some additional species of nudibranchiate mollusks from Ceylon. <em>Annals & Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 3, 4(22):267-270., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2356219#page/287/mode/1up
page(s): 268 [details]
basis of record Rudman, W. B. (1987). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: <em>Chromodoris epicuria</em>, <em>C. aureopurpurea</em>, <em>C. annulata</em>, <em>C. coi</em> and <em>Risbecia tryoni</em> colour groups. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 90(3): 305-407., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1987.tb01357.x
page(s): 364 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) <i>Nudibranchs of the world</i>. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN: 978-3-939767-06-0
page(s): 151 [details]
page(s): 268 [details]
basis of record Rudman, W. B. (1987). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: <em>Chromodoris epicuria</em>, <em>C. aureopurpurea</em>, <em>C. annulata</em>, <em>C. coi</em> and <em>Risbecia tryoni</em> colour groups. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 90(3): 305-407., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1987.tb01357.x
page(s): 364 [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) <i>Nudibranchs of the world</i>. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN: 978-3-939767-06-0
page(s): 151 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Species up to 4 cm long, with central region orange brown, mottled with lighter and darker patches and dark purple spots surrounded by white rings. This central area is surrounded by an irregular cream band which contains bright yellow spots. The margin is purple. Habitat: diverse, among shallow coral reefs. Distribution: Tanzania, Chagos and Sri Lanka, possibly more widely distributed. [details]
