Doris chrysoderma

Doris chrysoderma is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.^[2]

Doris chrysoderma
A live individual of Doris chrysoderma, head end on the left, but hidden
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Dorididae
Genus:	Doris
Species:	D. chrysoderma
Binomial name
Doris chrysoderma (Angas, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
Neodoris chrysoderma (Angas, 1864) [1]

Distribution

This species has been found in temperate waters in Southern Australia ranging from New South Wales to Western Australia.^[3]

The type locality is Port Jackson.^[1]

Description

This sublittoral species has a background colour ranging from bright yellow to a fairly pale cream. D. chrysoderma always has rounded white pustules. This species grows to approximately 30 mm in length.^[3]