original description
(of Doris tinctoria Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830) Rüppell E. & Leuckart F.S. (1828-1830). Mollusca [in] Atlas zu des Reise im Nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. 1. Abth. Zoologie. 5. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meers. Frankfurt, H.L. Brönner pp. 1-22, pl. 1-12 [1828],
pp. 23-47 [probably 1830], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140891
page(s): 32, Plate 9, Figure 4 [details]
additional source
Gosliner, T. M.; Behrens, D. W.; Valdés, Á. (2008). Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. <em>Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington.</em> 426, pp.
page(s): 211 [details]
additional source
Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) <i>Nudibranchs of the world</i>. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN: 978-3-939767-06-0
page(s): 152 [details]
additional source
Sekizawa A., Yama R. & Nakashima Y. (2018). Biological differences between <i>Chromodoris reticulata</i> and <i>Chromodoris tinctoria</i> (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia). <em>Venus.</em> 76(1-4): 45-52. [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Synonymy Debelius & Kuiter (2007) consider C. tinctoria and C. reticulata as different and valid species. [details]