Chromodoris thompsoni, Sydney, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Chromodoris thompsoni, Narooma, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Chromodoris thompsoni, Sydney, NSW, Photo: Tom Davis
Distribution
Localised
Description
White edge to mantle and red spots on the body which are offset in blue patches. A very similar species Goniobranachus woodwardae is differentiated by having the red spots in the centre of the blue patch and a narrow yellow / orange margin to the mantle.
Information
Sea Temperature Range: 13.0-23.7°C
Habitat: Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (9% 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: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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