Chromodoris quadricolor
Encyclopedia
Chromodoris quadricolor is a species
of very colorful sea slug
, a dorid nudibranch
, a marine
opisthobranch gastropod
mollusk.
The specific epithet quadricolor means four-colored, so-named because this nudibranch is yellow, white, blue and black in color.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of very colorful sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
, a dorid nudibranch
Nudibranch
A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...
, a marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
opisthobranch gastropod
Gastropoda
The Gastropoda or gastropods, more commonly known as snails and slugs, are a large taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca. The class Gastropoda includes snails and slugs of all kinds and all sizes from microscopic to quite large...
mollusk.
The specific epithet quadricolor means four-colored, so-named because this nudibranch is yellow, white, blue and black in color.
Distribution
This dorid nudibranch lives in the Western Indian Ocean.