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Goniobranchus
''Goniobranchus'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P.; Caballer, M. (2012)''Goniobranchus''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-04-22 Taxonomic history ''Goniobranchus'' was described by Pease in 1866 but treated as a synonym of ''Chromodoris'' until 2012 when it was brought back into use for a clade revealed by molecular (DNA) techniques.Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115-273 page(s): 130 Species Species in the genus ''Goniobranchus'' include: ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Goniobranchus godeffroyanus'' (Bergh, 1877): synonym of '' Hypselodoris godeffroyana'' (Bergh, 1977) * ''Goniobranchus naiki'' (Valdés, Mollo & Ortea, 1999): synonym of '' Goniobranchus bombayanus'' (Winckworth, 1946) Image:Nudibranch - Chromodoris alb ...
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Goniobranchus Obsoletus, Mediterranean Off Israel
''Goniobranchus'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P.; Caballer, M. (2012)''Goniobranchus''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-04-22 Taxonomic history ''Goniobranchus'' was described by Pease in 1866 but treated as a synonym of ''Chromodoris'' until 2012 when it was brought back into use for a clade revealed by molecular (DNA) techniques.Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115-273 page(s): 130 Species Species in the genus ''Goniobranchus'' include: ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Goniobranchus godeffroyanus'' (Bergh, 1877): synonym of ''Hypselodoris godeffroyana'' (Bergh, 1977) * ''Goniobranchus naiki'' (Valdés, Mollo & Ortea, 1999): synonym of '' Goniobranchus bombayanus'' (Winckworth, 1946) Image:Nudibranch - Chromodoris a ...
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Goniobranchus Kuniei
''Goniobranchus kuniei'' is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.WoRMS (2011)''Goniobranchus kuniei'' Pruvot-Fol, 1930.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2012 Distribution This species was described from New Caledonia. It is known from the western Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean from Fiji, Marshall Islands, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and the Taiwan. Description ''Goniobranchus kuniei'' has a pattern of blue spots with pale blue haloes on a creamy mantle. There is a double border to the mantle of purple and blue. The length of the body reaches 40 mm. The species '' Goniobranchus tritos'' and ''Goniobranchus geminus'' have similar colour patterns.Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) ''Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna.'' Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washi ...
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Goniobranchus Coi
''Goniobranchus coi'' is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus coi''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-01 Distribution This species was described from Vietnam. It occurs in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean from Australia to the PhilippinesRudman, W.B., 1999 (October 17''Chromodoris coi'' (Risbec, 1956). n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. and rarely as far East as the Marshall Islands.Scott Johnson (2015 ''Goniobranchus coi''. n/nowiki> Underwater Kwajalein Description ''Goniobranchus coi'' has a white body and foot, but is instantly recognizable by its distinct dorsal pattern. The outer part of the mantle is yellow, separated from the inner light-brown part by a wavy white and black line. The outer edge of the mantle is brown, with a thin purple line at the margin. The gills and rhinophores range in colour between diff ...
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Goniobranchus Geminus
''Goniobranchus geminus'', also known as the gem sea slug, is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus geminus''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-03 Taxonomic history Until 2012 this species was known as ''Chromodoris geminus'' but was moved to the genus ''Goniobranchus'' as a result of a molecular (DNA) study. Description ''Goniobranchus geminus'' can reach a maximum size of 5 cm in length.Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 22''Chromodoris geminus'' Rudman, 1987. n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. It has four distinctive coloured lines around the mantle edge. Starting from a thin white outer line, then a light grayish line, followed by another white line and finally a bright golden yellow line. The background coloration from the back is light brown to yellowish speckled with mauve ocelli circled with a white margin. The foot, ...
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Goniobranchus Annulatus
''Goniobranchus annulatus'' is a species of sea slug, a very colourful dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus annulatus''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-04-22 Description ''Goniobranchus annulatus'' is a large smooth pale-bodied nudibranch with many vivid yellow spots, though these may be absent in some individuals. It has one purple ring around the gills and another ring around the rhinophores. The mantle usually has a purple border. It may grow to 100mm in total length.King, D. & Fraser, V. 2001. ''More Reef Fishes and Nudibranchs'' Struik, Cape Town. The gills are triangular in cross-section.Rudman, W.B., 1999 (April 11''Chromodoris annulata'' Eliot, 1904. n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Distribution This nudibranch was described from Zanzibar. It occurs in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, from the East Coast of South Africa to Thailand. It is a Le ...
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Goniobranchus Geometricus
''Goniobranchus geometricus'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus geometricus''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-03 Distribution This species was described from New Caledonia. It is found throughout the Indian Ocean as well as the Western Pacific Ocean from the intertidal down to .Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 15''Chromodoris geometrica'' Risbec, 1928. n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Description ''Goniobranchus geometricus'' is a small nudibranch which may grow to a total length of 35mm. It is variably coloured, with the ground colour ranging from a creamy brown to purple, The mantle has numerous cream-coloured bumps and has a white margin. The gills and rhinophores are white to greenish.King, D. & Fraser, V. 2001. ''More Reef Fishes and Nudibranchs'' Struik, Cape Town. It is very similar to ''Goniobranchus conchyliatus ...
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Goniobranchus Bimaensis
''Goniobranchus bimaensis'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Goniobranchus bimaensis'' (Bergh, 1905).Accessed on 2019-01-09. Distribution This species was described from Bima Bay, Sumbawa, Indonesia. It was collected on the Siboga Expedition. The type locality is given as Bima Bima (Indonesia: ''Kota Bima'') is a city on the eastern coast of the island of Sumbawa in central Indonesia's province West Nusa Tenggara. It is the largest city on the island of Sumbawa, with a population of 142,443 at the 2010 census and 155,1 ..., station 47. This species is considered to be a synonym of '' Goniobranchus tumuliferus'' by Rudman. Description ''Goniobranchus bimaensis'' has a translucent white mantle with a border of elongate yellow spots interspersed with maroon spots. At the very edge of the mantle is an opaque white line which is slightly variable in width. Round maroon spots are sc ...
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Goniobranchus Fidelis
''Goniobranchus fidelis'', also commonly known as the faithful sea slug, is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus fidelis''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-02 Description ''Goniobranchus fidelis'' can reach more than in length. The foot of the animal is cream in color; it is elongate and is almost covered by the edges of the wide mantle. The more central part of the mantle has a creamy-white area with scalloped edges, whereas the entire wide margin of the mantle is orange or red. Where the two differently coloured areas meet, there is a burgundy-colored border which varies in width from one animal to the other. The rhinophores are laminated, contractile and greyish in color with lighter colour at the tip. The shade of grey varies from one individual to another. The gills are the same colour as the rhinophores and they are retractable. ...
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Goniobranchus Lekker
''Goniobranchus lekker'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus lekker''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-05 Distribution This species occurs in Natal, South Africa, Madagascar, Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ... and the Seychelles.Rudman, W.B., 2000 (October 15''Chromodoris lekker'' Gosliner, 1994. n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Description ''Goniobranchus lekker'' has a complex colour pattern consisting of a translucent white mantle which at the edge grades into opaque white, then light purple with elongated dark purple spots and finally an orange margin. The middle of the back has raised wh ...
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Goniobranchus Hintuanensis
''Goniobranchus hintuanensis'' is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. Distribution This species was described from Balayan Bay, Luzon, Philippines. It has been reported from the Marshall Islands,Scott Johnson (2015 ''Goniobranchus hintuanensis''. n/nowiki> Underwater Kwajalein Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... Specimens from the Indian Ocean differ in having yellow spots in the paler patches of the dorsal pattern. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goniobranchus Hintuanensis Chromodorididae Marine fauna of Asia Molluscs of the Indian Ocean Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean Gastropods desc ...
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Goniobranchus Gleniei
''Goniobranchus gleniei'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae."Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus gleniei''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-03 Distribution This species was described from the inner harbour, Trincomalee and Cottiar, opposite Fort Fredrick, Sri Lanka. It has been reported from the Maldives and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... Description ''Goniobranchus gleniei'' is a chromodorid nudibranch with a continuous, sinuous black or deep purple line all round the mantle, outside the gills and rhinophores. The outer part of the mantle is white with a faint submarginal grey line. The inner part of the mantle is golden-brown with irregular blac ...
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Goniobranchus Aureopurpureus
''Goniobranchus aureopurpureus'' is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus aureopurpureus''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-01 Distribution This species was described from the coast of China. It is reported from many localities in the central Indo-Pacific Ocean from the west coast of Australia to Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ... and the Marshall Islands.Scott Johnson (2015 ''Goniobranchus aureopurpureus''. n/nowiki> Underwater KwajaleinGosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) ''Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna''. Sea Challengers Natural History Books ...
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