About Chromodoris colemani Rudman, 1982
Chromodoris colemani has a white mantle that typically has five thin, longitudinal black lines, with diffuse light brown lines between these black lines. The two outermost black lines begin in front of the rhinophores, run parallel to the edge of the mantle, and meet behind the gills, though they do not usually join together. The mid-dorsal black line starts as a circular patch in front of the rhinophores and extends to the gills. This species has a broad submarginal pale orange band on its mantle. Specimens collected from the Marshall Islands match the original description most closely; these specimens also note that the area between the black lines may be pale blue, the black lines may break into dashes, and the orange border of the mantle can be marginal rather than submarginal. It has been suggested that this species may mimic Chromodoris westraliensis, but all specimens collected from Western Australia and the Philippines do not match the original description well. This species was first described from specimens collected at Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia. It has also been reported from Japan, the Marshall Islands, the Philippines, and Western Australia.
