Anilao — 23 January 2026
- Location seen
- Anilao, Philippines
- Date seen
- 2026-01-23
Chromodoris annae
Anna's Chromodoris
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Chromodoris annae
- Common name
- Anna's Chromodoris
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- cryptobranchia
- Genus
- Chromodoris
- Species
- annae
- Average size
- 40 mm
- Colours
- black, blue, white, yellow
- Pattern
- bands, edged mantle, spots
- Body shape
- oval
- Rhinophores
- horizontal
- Gills
- external gill plume
- Similar species
- Chromodoris colemani, Chromodoris elisabethina
Geographic Distribution
Common and widespread in Indo-Pacific.
Identification
Several chromodoris are similar with the white/yellow/white band around the mantle. The thing that identifies annae are the tiny black dots on the blue area. The gills and lamellate rhinophores are yellow. The branchial plume (maybe a partial ring) of simple to branched/pinnate gills are also retractable.
Our Sightings
Lembeh — 9 September 2025
- Location seen
- Lembeh, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2025-09-09