Diversidoris crocea

Diversidoris crocea

''Diversidoris crocea'' is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Laying Eggs This Diversidoris crocea Nudibranch was seen laying ribbons of eggs on coral rubbles.  It is small in size, around 1.5 cm. Cebu,Diversidoris crocea,Malapascua,Nudibranch,Philippines

Appearance

This nudibranch is usually less than 2 inches in length. It has a yellow body with a pale mantle margin that has two semi-permanent mantle folds about mid-body. The rhinophores and branchia are also yellow. However, identifying individual yellow sea slugs within the genus ''Diversidoris'' can be challenging because .
Yellow Nudibranch - Diversidoris crocea This Diversidoris crocea Nudibranch is almost all yellow in colour with white margins. Anilao,Batangas,Diversidoris crocea,Geotagged,Nudibranch,Philippines,Spring

Distribution

This species is found in the tropical western Pacific, including: Indonesia, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Guam, and south to Queensland, Australia.

Habitat

This species is often found on the yellow sponge ''Darwinella'', which appears to be its preferred food source.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
FamilyChromodorididae
GenusDiversidoris
SpeciesD. crocea
Photographed in
Philippines