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Chromodoris westraliensis

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The length of this animal is up to 65 millimetres. A mantle covers the upper parts of the animal and extends to form a skirt at the sides. The colouring is two (or one) bright blue patches on a black background, with an orange outline. This
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advertises its toxicity to would-be predators. Two sensory organs, tentacle shaped
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The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific:
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Wonders of Western Waters: The Marine Life of South-Western Australia
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region in the north of the state, to its southern occurrence near
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Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-01-13
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This species of nudibranch occurs in coastal regions of
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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Nudibranchia
Chromodorididae
Chromodoris
Binomial name
O'Donoghue
Synonyms
Basionym
species
sea slug
marine
gastropod
mollusc
family
Chromodorididae
Western Australia
Kimberley
Esperance
Perth
aposematic coloration
rhinophores
sponges
Chromodoris westraliensis (O'Donoghue, 1924).

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