''Chromodoris alternata'' is a
species of colourful
sea slug, a dorid
nudibranch, a
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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in the family
Chromodorididae.
[Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005]
"Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families"
''Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology''. 47 (1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. . ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp.
Distribution
This chromodorid nudibranch is known only from Southern Australia.
[Rudman, W. B. (1 June 1999).]
"''Chromodoris alternata'' (Burn, 1957)"
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
References
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Chromodorididae
Gastropods described in 1957
Endemic fauna of Australia
Gastropods of Australia