Chromodoris orientalis, Oriental sea slug

Chromodoris orientalis   Rudman, 1983

Oriental sea slug
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Nudibranchia | Chromodorididae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; depth range 2 - 20 m (Ref. 79924).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northwest Pacific: Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Mantle is white, with large black spots and an orange-yellow border. Foot is also white, with a few scattered black spots and a row of orange spots along the edge. Rhinopores and edges of the gills are orange.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occur in shallow waters, of depth up to 15 meters. Feed on sponges, hydroids, bryozoans, and ascidians (Ref. 125532).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Nudibranchia are simultaneous hermaphrodites. Mating behavior: Both individuals darts their penis toward each other to induce one to act as a male and the other as the female. The victorious one to penetrate the body wall is the dominant male. Life cycle: Eggs are deposited on a substratum where they develop and hatch into (planktonic) vestigial veliger larval stage and further grow as adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Sachidhanandam, U., R.C. Willan and L.M. Chou. 2000. (Ref. 78073)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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