Chromodoris joshi | |
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Chromodoris joshi in the Komodo National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Chromodoris |
Species: | C. joshi |
Binomial name | |
Chromodoris joshi Gosliner & Behrens, 1998 |
Chromodoris joshi is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Reaching 60 mm in length, Chromodoris joshi is yellow with three black stripes on its mantle. The marginal band fades from dark golden yellow at the edge, to a buttery yellow. It is covered with white flecks. The rhinophores and gills are a pumpkin orange.
Chromodoris joshi can be found in the Philippines, Sumatra, the Andaman Sea, and Indonesia.