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Chromodoris leopardus Rudman, 1987 
AphiaID: 559727

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Doridoidea (Superfamily) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Chromodoris (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Species
Parent Chromodoris Alder & Hancock, 1855
Sources  original description: Rudman W.B. (1987) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris epicura, C. aureopurpurea, C. annulata, C. coi and Risbecia tryoni colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 90: 305-407.
page(s): 387 [details]


basis of record: Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp.
page(s): 217 [details]


additional source: Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN: 978-3-939767-06-0
page(s): 141 [details]


Environment marine, fresh, terrestrial
Specimen  Holotype: AM C119901, locality Moreton Bay (Myora, North Stradbroke Is., Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia) [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)  Note: Upper: same photo as in original description.
Note  Spelling: Debelius & Kuiter (2007) cite this species as C. leoparda[details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:559727
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2011-02-16 07:38:42Z  created  Caballer, Manuel
  
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  Citation: Caballer, M. (2013). Chromodoris leopardus Rudman, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559727 on 2013-05-22
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