''Chromodoris lineolata'' is a

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of colourful

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, a dorid

nudibranch Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to mat ...

, a

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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. ...

.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 species was described from

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. It is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific region.Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 19
''Chromodoris lineolata'' (van Hasselt, 1824).
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Description

''Chromodoris lineolata'' is a chromodorid nudibranch with a pattern of multiple longitudinal stripes of black or dark brown and white on the mantle. The mantle edge is orange or yellow. The gills are bushy and brown with fine white spots. The rhinophores are orange-brown and are also covered with fine white spots. This species is distinguished from the similar ''

Chromodoris striatella ''Chromodoris striatella'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005''Classifi ...

'' by the presence of a black line next to the orange border, whilst in ''C. striatella'' the first line in from the border is white.Rudman, W.B. (1982) ''The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: ''Chromodoris quadricolor'', ''C. lineolata'' and ''Hypselodoris nigrolineata'' colour groups.'' Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 76: 183-241. page(s): 196Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á., 2018. ''Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific.'' New World Publications; 2nd Revised, Updated edition. 452 pp. , , p. 139

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q5113864 Chromodorididae Gastropods described in 1824