Species under Chromodoris
n= 67
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Chromodoris africana
Eliot, 1904
African Chromodoris Western Indian Ocean 6.5
Chromodoris aila
Marcus, 1961
Western Atlantic 1.2
Chromodoris albopunctata
(Garrett, 1879)
White-spotted nudibranch Indo-West Pacific 5
Chromodoris alderi
Collingwood, 1881
Indo-West Pacific
Chromodoris alternata
(Burn, 1957)
Alternate Chromodoris Eastern Indian Ocean
Chromodoris ambigua
Rudman, 1987
Ambiguous Chromodoris Eastern Indian Ocean
Chromodoris annae
Bergh, 1877
Anna's Chromodoris Indo-West Pacific 2
Chromodoris annulata
Eliot, 1904
Polka-dot chromodorid Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea 10
Chromodoris aspersa
(Gould, 1852)
Purple spotted nudibranch Indo-Pacific 4
Chromodoris baumanni
Bertsch, 1970
Baumann's chromodorid Eastern Pacific 9
Chromodoris boucheti
Rudman, 1982
Bouchet's Chromodoris Western Indian Ocean 4
Chromodoris bullocki
Collingwood, 1857
Blue dorid nudibranch Western Central Pacific
Chromodoris clenchi
(Russell, 1935)
Harlequin blue doris Atlantic Ocean 2.3
Chromodoris coi
(Risbec, 1956)
Co's goniobranchus Indo-West Pacific 6
Chromodoris colemani
Rudman, 1982
Coleman's sea slug Western Central Pacific 2.5
Chromodoris dalli
(Bergh, 1879)
Dall's chromodorid Eastern Pacific 5
Chromodoris daphne
(Angas, 1864)
Daphne' Chromodoris Indo-West Pacific 4.5
Chromodoris dianae
Gosliner & Behrens, 1998
Diana's Chromodoris Western Pacific
Chromodoris dictya
Marcus & Marcus, 1970
Western Atlantic 1.25
Chromodoris elegantula
(Philippi, 1844)
Mediterranean Sea
Chromodoris elizabethina
Bergh, 1877
Elisabeth's Chromodoris Indo-West Pacific 4.6
Chromodoris epicuria
(Basedow & Hedley, 1905)
Tasty Chromodoris Eastern Indian Ocean
Chromodoris galexorum
Bertsch, 1978
Gale & alex's chromodorid Eastern Central Pacific 2.4
Chromodoris geometrica
Risbec, 1928
Geometric Chromodoris Indo-West Pacific 2.5
Chromodoris gleniei
(Kelaart, 1858)
Glenie's Chromodoris Western Indian Ocean 4.5
Chromodoris gonatophora
Bergh, 1879
Western Atlantic
Chromodoris hamiltoni
Rudman, 1977
Western Indian Ocean
Chromodoris inopinata
Bergh, 1905
Western Indian Ocean
Chromodoris joshi
Gosliner & Behrens, 1998
Indo-West Pacific 6
Chromodoris kuiteri
Rudman, 1982
Kuiter's Chromodoris Western Pacific 7
Chromodoris lentiginosa
Pease, 1871
Eastern Central Pacific
Chromodoris leopardus
Rudman, 1987
Leopard Chromodoris Indo-West Pacific 6
Chromodoris lineolata
(van Hasselt, 1824)
Many-lined Chromodoris Indo-West Pacific 5
Chromodoris lochi
Rudman, 1982
Loch's Chromodoris Indo-Pacific 3
Chromodoris luteopunctata
(Gantès, 1962)
Mediterranean Sea
Chromodoris macfarlandi
Cockerell, 1901
Three-stripe doris Eastern Pacific 4.4
Chromodoris magnifica
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Magnificent Chromodoris Western Pacific
Chromodoris mandapamensis
Valdés, Mollo & Ortea, 1999
Indo-West Pacific
Chromodoris marislae
Bertsch, 1973
Marisla's chromodorid Eastern Central Pacific 7
Chromodoris michaeli
Gosliner & Behrens, 1998
Michaels Chromodoris Western Central Pacific 3
Chromodoris morchii
Bergh, 1879
Western Atlantic
Chromodoris multimaculosa
Rudman, 1987
Eastern Indian Ocean
Chromodoris obsoleta
(Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
Obsolete Chromodoris Western Indian Ocean 1.5
Chromodoris orientalis
Rudman, 1983
Oriental sea slug Northwest Pacific
Chromodoris pantharella
Bergh, 1879
Northwest Pacific
Chromodoris paulomarcioi
Domínguez, García & Troncoso, 2006
Western Atlantic 1.55
Chromodoris perola
Marcus, 1976
Western Atlantic 1.1
Chromodoris purpurea
(Risso, 1831)
Mediterranean Sea
Chromodoris quadricolor
(Ruppell & Leuckart,, 1828)
Pyjama nudibranch Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea 4.5
Chromodoris reticulata
(Pease, 1866)
Reticulated Chromodoris Indo-West Pacific 6
Chromodoris roboi
Gosliner & Behrens, 1998
Robo's Chromodoris Indo-West Pacific 5
Chromodoris roseopicta
(Verrill, 1900)
Western Central Atlantic 2.5
Chromodoris sinensis
Rudman, 1985
Chinese Chromodoris Indo-Pacific
Chromodoris sphoni
(Marcus, 1971)
Sphon's chromodorid Eastern Pacific 3.5
Chromodoris splendida
(Angas, 1864)
Splendid Chromodoris Southwest Pacific 6
Chromodoris striatella
Bergh, 1877
Striate Chromodoris Western Pacific
Chromodoris strigata
Rudman, 1982
Strigate Chromodoris Western Central Pacific
Chromodoris tasmaniensis
Bergh, 1905
Tasmanian Chromodoris Indo-West Pacific
Chromodoris thompsoni
Rudman, 1983
Thompson's Chromodoris Indo-West Pacific
Chromodoris tinctoria
(Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828)
Tinctorial sea slug Indo-West Pacific 7
Chromodoris trimarginata
(Winckworth, 1946)
Indo-West Pacific
Chromodoris tritos
Yonow, 1994
Triton Chromodoris Western Indian Ocean 4.5
Chromodoris tumilifera
Collingwood, 1884
Western Central Pacific
Chromodoris tumulifera
Collingwood, 1881
Western Pacific
Chromodoris vicina
Eliot, 1904
Gaudy chromodorid Western Indian Ocean
Chromodoris westraliensis
(O'Donoghue, 1924)
Eastern Indian Ocean
Chromodoris willani
Rudman, 1982
Willan's Chromodoris Indo-West Pacific 2.5
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