Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos   spotted   young, 3.8 mm   feeding   egg mass _______________   GALLERY	Chromodoris verrieri (Crosse, 1875)   Maximum size:  13 mm. Identification:  This dorid is usually completely white except for brilliant yellow and red marginal lines. However, occasional animals may have faint orange spots on the notum. (Note 1) Its soft body is convexly rounded. Natural history:  Chromodoris verrieri is a moderately common, nocturnal species found in protected to moderately exposed rocky habitats from the low intertidal to 11 m (36 ft). It may also be found in Halimeda kanaloana beds to depths of at least 15 m (49 ft). It conceals itself under rocks during the day or rests in the open on shaded cliffs. Scott Johnson reports it feeding on a black sponge at Magic Island on Oahu. It lays a pale orange egg mass and each egg has a small bright  “cap” of extra-capsular yolk. In an egg mass laid in the laboratory, the extra-capsular yolk was absorbed by the end of the second day of development and hatching occurred in about five days. Distribution:  Maui, Oahu, Kauai and Midway: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific. Taxonomic notes:  This species was listed as Chromodoris marginata Pease, 1860 in Kay, 1979. Hawaiian animals differ from those found elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific in lacking dark pigment on the rhinophores and having little mottling on the notum. However, they are still distinguished from Chromodoris albonares in having a "two-toned" marginal band (at least when mature). It was probably first reported from Hawaii in Pease, 1860. Photo:  Mike Severns: 8 mm: found by PF off Makena, Maui; Oct. 12, 1987. Observations and comments: Note 1:  We've found spotted and unspotted animals paired in the field.
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