Goniobranchus conchyliatus

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

Goniobranchus conchyliatus
Goniobranchus conchyliatus, La Réunion
Scientific classification
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)

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]

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References
  1. Yonow, Nathalie. (1984). Doridacean nudibranchs from Sri Lanka, with descriptions of four new species. Veliger 26(3):214-228.
  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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