tofo — 2 November 2025
- Location seen
- tofo, mozambique
- Date seen
- 2025-11-02
Chromodoris africana
African chromodoris
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Chromodoris africana
- Common name
- African chromodoris
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- cryptobranchia
- Genus
- Chromodoris
- Species
- africana
- Average size
- 73 mm
- Colours
- black, orange, white
- Pattern
- edged mantle
- Body shape
- oval
- Rhinophores
- horizontal
- Gills
- external gill plume
Geographic Distribution
Indian Ocean.
Identification
Black body with two white stripes running from gills to rhinophores. Mantle edge is yellow then white.
The gills are simple pinnate leaflets and the rhinophores lamellate. Both are orange and retractile.