Goniobranchus conchyliatus
Goniobranchus conchyliatus, La Réunion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Goniobranchus
Species:
G. conchyliatus
Binomial name
Goniobranchus conchyliatus
(Yonow, 1984)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Chromodoris conchyliata Yonow, 1984 (basionym)

Goniobranchus conchyliatus is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]

Distribution

This species was described from Sri Lanka. It is widespread in the Indian Ocean and is similar in colouration to Goniobranchus geometricus from the West Pacific Ocean.[4] Both species have been reported from South Africa.[5][6][7]

References

  1. Yonow, Nathalie. (1984). Doridacean nudibranchs from Sri Lanka, with descriptions of four new species. Veliger 26(3):214-228.
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Goniobranchus conchyliatus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-02
  3. Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (April 5) Chromodoris conchyliata Yonow, 1984. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  5. Fraser, V., 2000 (Jun 26) Chromodoris geometrica & C. conchyliata from S. Africa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  6. Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 150
  7. 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, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 217
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