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Molluscs of Tasmania

Chromodorididae: Chromodoris alternata (Burn, 1957) (‘alternate sea-slug’)

Synonym(s): alternata Burn, 1957.

Typical body-length 20 mm. Lives intertidally to offshore on sponges, specifically Dictyodendrilla cf. caespitosa, on which it feeds. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Euctenidiacea – Doridacea
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Chromodoris

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