A blue Loch's chromodoris sea slug with orange-edged markings crawls over coral.

Loch's Chromodoris (Chromodoris lochi) — A blue Loch's chromodoris sea slug with orange-edged markings crawls over coral.

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Species record

Loch's Chromodoris

Chromodoris lochi

Explore the Loch's Chromodoris (Chromodoris lochi) species record in The Ark Is Earth, including classification, habitat, distribution, conservation information, and sources.

Summary

Loch's chromodoris is a tropical Western Pacific nudibranch, a sea slug with a pale, translucent body marked by three dark lines. Its plain-coloured gills and head tentacles help distinguish it from some similar species. It has been observed on coral reef walls and lays its eggs in a winding ribbon.

Classification in this archive

  1. Kingdom: Animals
  2. Phylum: Mollusca
  3. Class: Gastropoda
  4. Order: Nudibranchia
  5. Family: Chromodorididae
  6. Genus: Chromodoris

Habitat and distribution

Selected documented locations — not a complete species range.

Habitat
tropical Western Pacific coral reefs
Selected regions
Asia, Oceania

Conservation status

Conservation status not recorded.

Did you know?

  • Loch’s chromodoris lays its eggs in a flat ribbon.

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A Loch's chromodoris sea slug displays blue-and-black body markings.

Loch's Chromodoris (Chromodoris lochi) — A Loch's chromodoris sea slug displays blue-and-black body markings.

Creator: [Alexander R. Jenner](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Antarctic-adventurer), [Wikimedia Commons file](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chromodoris_lochi_(AA1).jpg), CC BY-SA 3.0. Licence: [CC BY-SA 3.0 deed](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en).

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Sources and attribution