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Chromodoris fidelis

(Kelaart, 1858)


Pere Rubio Chromodoris fidelis Nikon D300S - Nikkor 60 2.8 - Inon Z240 ISO200 f32 1/80

Message posted on Scubashooters.net on 18 Feb 2013
Magnus Sund Chromodoris fidelis 5mm Canon G12 S1/500 built in flash

Message posted on UWphotographers on 12 Aug 2013
Pere Rubio Chromodoris fidelis Nikon D300S - Nikkor 60 2.8 - Inon Z240 ISO200 f32 1/80

Frank Nelissen Nice Pere!!

Yutaka Takizawa Good Shoot

Message posted on UWphotographers on 18 Feb 2013
Malida Alcazar A nudi laying eggs - Anilao, Philippines

Noldyrumengan Sapa so ada beking diri....

Teoh Yew Aun Ito ay isang Chromodoris Fidelis

Ron Silver Now known as Goniobranchus fidelis

Message posted on Scubashooters.net on 03 Oct 2013
Eric Banzon Noora New member here. Would appreciate help on ID for this. Spotted last April 28, 2012 at a depth of only 1.8m at Batangas, Philippines. Tiny nudi - about 1.2cm. Cheers!

Blogie Robillo Hey Eric! Good to see you here! :) That's an attractive nudi there!

Eric Banzon Noora Hi Bloggie. Just found out about this group today :-)

Eric Banzon Noora Thinking this might be Chromodoris fidelis?

Blogie Robillo Doesn't look like it...

Eric Banzon Noora Found this one at sea slug forum http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/chrofide

Eric Banzon Noora Thinking it might be the same as your new spotting Blogie :-)

Blogie Robillo It's confusing me actually...

Eric Banzon Noora Blogie - The two photos in the sea slug site actually looks like ours! :-)

Eric Banzon Noora And yep I think Chromodoris fidelis is a synonym for Geniobranchus fidelis. Hope someone can confirm though :-)

Eric Banzon Noora Think now this is a Goniobranchus rubrocornutus - http://www.vibrantsea.net/chromodoris29_anilao11.html or Chromodoris rubrococornuta - http://www.nudipixel.net/species/chromodoris_rubrocornuta/location/lembeh/ whichever the correct or more proper name is. :-)

Petra Spangler

Petra Spangler hurghada, El Fanadir. 14m depth, length around 1cm. what is it?

Lisa Müller-Menckens Hab ich auch in der Kamera, also was ist es?? Babyschnecke, wovon??

Sven Kahlbrock Looks like Chromodoris sinensis. it´s not a baby form, don´t grow much bigger

Jirawat Chatcharkorn chromodoris fideris I guess?

Sven Kahlbrock fidelis?

Sven Kahlbrock should be Chromodoris fidelis

Sven Kahlbrock sorry for my braindeadness befor

Petra Spangler thanks a lot. never seen before.

Message posted on NUDIBRANCH LOVERS on 03 Jun 2012
Simon Shin

Ron Silver Chromodoris fidelis

Message posted on Wetpixel Underwater Photography on 12 Aug 2013
Malida Alcazar Laying eggs Nudibranch - Anilao, Philippines

Ron Silver Creamy Chromodoris, Chromodoris fidelis

Lala Rute What a fantastic design!!! Lovely! Great shot!! :)

Marylin Batt Nice one, great colors.

Message posted on Wetpixel Underwater Photography on 10 Aug 2013
Ron Silver https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=494159870670190&set=a.397721266980718.95422.397715850314593&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf

Ron Silver Chromodoris fidelis

Message posted on The Global Diving Community on 13 Aug 2013
Simon Shin

Ron Silver Chromodoris fidelis

Message posted on Scubashooters.net on 26 Apr 2013
Blogie Robillo Another nudi for ID'ing... :) Depth 15m @ Hammerhead Alley, Samal Island; length abt 0.5cm; 24 June 2012.

Jim Anderson Goniobranchus fidelis

Blogie Robillo Thanks, Jim Anderson. I wonder why the Goniobranchus genus doesn't figure in nudipixel.net....

Blogie Robillo Wait... Is Goniobranchus fidelis a synonym for Chromodoris fidelis?

Jim Anderson It's the name following the publication of Johnson & Gosliner earlier this year.

Blogie Robillo I see. Thanks again, Jim.

Patrik Good Am confused about Dermatobranchus cf. primus (Nudibranch) versus Dermatobranchus primus (Nudibase). I know what cf. stands for but am still wondering if there is a deeper reason why nudibase and nudibranch don't list both or not the same.

Gary Cobb D cf primas is in our eyes not the same as D primus. In the description for D primus there are yellow longitudinal lines on the mantle. The animals we find on the Coast have the same all white body with small specks, and only sometime a yellow mantle margin and yellow oral veil

Patrik Good Thank you, Gary. Just confusing that Nudibase lists your finds as D. primus while you list all your finds as D. cf. primus. (Ash by the way, should't your Chromodoris sp1 be Chromodoris fidelis (Kelaart, 1858)?)

Ashley Missen In Nudibase If you Click on A picture It has More Info On that sighting under the the enlarged pic - Photographer note including cf. aff. and other info - Chromodoris sp. 1 is another thing altogether as different book list it Differently - some say is a form of C. fidelis some don't and relate it to other Chromodoris - so I put it under as sp. until futher clarification - Cheers Ash

Patrik Good Thank you, Ashley. Very happy with your answer. It makes sense to me now. Actually, makes it easier for me to compare all the cf., aff. of a species.

Ashley Missen Thank you Patrik Good - my thoughts exactly

Gary Cobb Ash's Chromodoris sp. 1 is not Chromodoris fidelis. Keep it as it is until someone can look at it's insides!

Louis Pang

Shane Siers Reading order: Chromodoris fidelis, Chromodoris hintuanensis, Nembrotha lineolata, Glossodoris atromarginata, Chromodoris cf lochi, Flabellina rubrolineata, Hypselodoris infucata, Gymnodoris aurita and Ceratosoma tenue! All beauties, Louis! I'll be back in Anilao in June, can't wait.

Louis Pang so informative. Shane Siers Thanks.

Louis Pang This photo is published on Asia Geographic Magaine No 98. Issue 5/2013 ^_^ http://shop.asiangeographic.org/magazine-single-issues/160-asian-geographic-no-98-issue-52013.html

Message posted on Wetpixel Underwater Photography on 28 Mar 2013
Simon Shin

Ron Silver Chromodoris fidelis

Aref Faridian add me, i like to share my photos with everyone ;)

Message posted on Wetpixel Underwater Photography on 26 Apr 2013
Taxonomy
Animalia (Kingdom)
  Mollusca (Phylum)
    Gastropoda (Class)
      Heterobranchia (Subclass)
        Opisthobranchia (Infraclass)
          Nudibranchia (Order)
            Euctenidiacea (Suborder)
              Doridacea (Infraorder)
                Doridoidea (Superfamily)
                  Chromodorididae (Family)
                    Chromodoris (Genus)
                      Chromodoris fidelis (Species)
Associated Species