Chromodoris kuiteri

Kuiters chromodorid | Kuiters nudibranch

Chromodoris kuiteri, adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw

Chromodoris kuiteri, adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Tom Davis

Chromodoris kuiteri, Lorde Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith

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Same Genus

Chromodoris africana

Chromodoris alternata

Chromodoris elisabethina

Chromodoris hamiltoni

Chromodoris lochi

Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris quadricolor

Chromodoris sp. [africana]

Chromodoris sp. [blue lined]

Chromodoris sp. [reticulata]

Chromodoris striatella

Chromodoris strigata

Chromodoris thompsoni

Chromodoris westraliensis

Chromodoris willani

Distribution

Localised, Temperate Australasia

Description

Yellow gills and rhinophores, yellow body margin, and longitudinal sky blue and black stripes extending along the body.

Information

Max Size: 5 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 20.1-30.3°C

Depth: 0-30m

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.

Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Infrequent (6.2% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.

Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney

Further Information

Atlas of Living Australia IUCN Red List