Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos   side   from Niihau	Chromodoris sp. #5   Maximum size:  about 70 mm. Identification:  The ground color of this species is bright white, often lightly "stained" with salmon. There is a red, reticulate pattern in the mid-area of the notum and the lateral portion contains large red spots. The margin is ringed in yellow. The rhinophores are yellow to yellow-orange and the gills are white with red-edged pinnae. The notum is decorated with low, conical pustules that distinguish it from the similar appearing Chromodoris sp. #1. It is distinguished from Chromodoris petechialis by its lighter notum and reticulate pattern. Natural history:  Chromodoris sp. #5 is a common, diurnal species seen on rocky bottoms from < 1 to 15 m (< 3 to 49 ft) at Midway and Kure atolls. Recently, Anthony Kuntz found one at a highly exposed, rocky site on Niihau (pers. com.). Distribution:  Niihau, Midway and Kure. Taxonomic notes:  Chromodoris sp. #5 appears to be closely related to C. petechialis (there is some possibility it might ultimately prove to be a color form of that species) and both are part of the Indo-Pacific Chromodoris tinctoria complex. It is listed in Hoover, 2006 (5th printing) as Chromodoris sp. 2 and is referred to as the "Midway nudibranch." Photo:  PF: Midway; May 29, 1993.  Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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