Goniobranchus multimaculosus

Goniobranchus multimaculosus is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2] This species was transferred from Chromodoris to Goniobranchus in 2012.[3]

Goniobranchus multimaculosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Goniobranchus
Species:
G. multimaculosus
Binomial name
Goniobranchus multimaculosus
(Rudman, 1987)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Chromodoris multimaculosa Rudman, 1987 (basionym)

Distribution

This marine species was described from northern Tasmania.[4]

Description

Goniobranchus multimaculosus is a chromodorid nudibranch with a pink, spotted mantle. The middle of the mantle is pink with fine white specks and an irregular scattering of bright red spots and the margin is white with large orange spots.[5]

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References
  1. Rudman W.B. (1987) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris epicuria, C. aureopurpurea, C. annulata, C. coi and Risbecia tryoni colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 90: 305-407. page(s): 341
  2. Bouchet, P. (2012). Goniobranchus multimaculosus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-05
  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. Burn R. (2006) A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Reports 10:1–42.
  5. Rudman, W.B., 2010 (May 29) Chromodoris multimaculosa Rudman, 1987. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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