Chromodoris hamiltoni Rudman, 1977

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Chromodoris hamiltoni Rudman, 1977

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Material examined. Eight specimens. MB28-004646, 0 9 Dec. 2010, 12 m, 28mm; MB28-004769, VIP, 12 Aug. 2013, 3 m, 25mm; MB28-004922, ZGWS, 0 5 Jul. 2014, 17 m, 25mm; MHN-YT1429, ZA51, 27 Oct. 2014, 13 m, 34mm; MB28-004941, ZA51, 27 Oct. 2014, 13 m, 24mm; MB28-005005, ZA51, 12 Jun. 2015, 11 m, 22mm; MB28-005010, ZA51, 12 Jun. 2015, 11 m, 35mm; MB28-005015, ZWH, 12 Aug. 2015, 14 m, 34mm.

Habitats. Subtropical tidal reefs, rocky reefs and tropical coral reefs.

Occurrences. Ponta do Ouro, Zavora, Barra and Vilanculos.

Geographic distribution. Indian Ocean. Red Sea ( Yonow 2012), Tanzania, Kenya ( Rudman 1977; Gosliner 1987; King & Fraser 2014), South Africa and Madagascar ( Gosliner 1987; Gosliner et al. 2008; King & Fraser 2014) and Mozambique ( Rudman 1982; King & Fraser 2014).

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FIGURE 4. A, Chromodoris aspera (MB28-004952). B,Chromodoris africana (MB28-004554). C, Chromodoris cf. boucheti (MB28-004929). D, Chromodoris hamiltoni (MB28-004769). E, Chromodoris mandapamensis (MB28-004931). F, Chromodoris quadricolor (MB28-005040). G, Chromodoris strigata (MB28-004884). H, Chromodoris sp. 1 (MB28-004644). I, Chromodoris sp.2 (MB28-004845).J,Diversidoris crocea (MB28-005024).K–L, Doriprismaticacf. atromarginata(MB28- 004575 and MB28-004908, respectively).