''Chromodoris barnardi'' is a
species
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of colourful
sea slug
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, a dorid
nudibranch
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, a
marine
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gastropod mollusc in the family
Chromodorididae
Chromodorididae, or chromodorids, are a taxonomic family of colourful, sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. “Chromodorid nudibranchs are among the most gorgeously coloured of all animals. ...
.
[Rosenberg, G. (2015)]
''Chromodoris barnardi'' (Collingwood, 1868).
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-20
Distribution
This species was described from
Makung
Magong ( POJ: ''Má-keng'') is a county-administered city and seat of Penghu County, Taiwan. Magong City is located on Penghu's main island.
Name
The settlement's temple honoring the Chinese Goddess Mazu, the deified form of Lin Moni ...
harbour, west of
Taiwan
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.
References
Chromodorididae
Gastropods described in 1868
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