Chromodoris willani (lat.) Is a species of gastropod mollusks from the family Chromodorididae of the nudibranch order (Nudibranchia) [1] . Distributed in the western Pacific , from Indonesia and the Philippines to Vanuatu [2] .
| Chromodoris willani |
Chromodoris willani fawn blue |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Infrastructure : | Doridoidei |
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| International scientific name |
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Chromodoris willani Rudman , 1982 |
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The species is named after the famous taxonomy of nudibranch mollusks, Dr. Richard C. Willan [3] .
Color can vary from clear white to dark blue. Outwardly, it is very similar to other species of this genus, for example, Chromodoris boucheti and Chromodoris dianae . Chromodoris willani can be distinguished by very bright white spots on the gills and rhinophores [4] .
