''Chromodoris nona'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a

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in the family Chromodorididae.Caballer, M. (2015)
''Chromodoris nona'' (Baba, 1953).
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-06

Distribution

This marine species was described from a single specimen collected at depth at Amadaiba, Sagami Bay,

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, . It has been reported from Hong Kong and locations in

including Osezaki.

Description

''Chromodoris nona'' is a translucent white chromodorid nudibranch with an opaque white edge to the mantle. There are conspicuous white glands embedded in the mantle margin. The rhinophores and the gills are yellow-orange in colour. The length of the body attains . Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. . page: 155

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q13466421 Chromodorididae Gastropods described in 1953