Goniobranchus verrieri
Goniobranchus verrieri is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]
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Goniobranchus verrieri | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
Family: | Chromodorididae |
Genus: | Goniobranchus |
Species: | G. verrieri |
Binomial name | |
Goniobranchus verrieri (Crosse, 1875)[1] | |
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Distribution
This marine species was described from New Caledonia.[1][4] It is recorded from localities in the Indo-West Pacific.[5]
Description
Goniobranchus verrieri has a white mantle with a red margin and a yellow submarginal band. The gills and rhinophores are red with white edging. The length of the body varies between 18 mm and 30 mm.[6][7][8]
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External links
- Gastropods.com: Chromodoris verrieri; retrieved: 8 May 2012
References
- Crosse H. (1875) Description de nudibranches inédits, provenant de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, avec le catalogue des espèces actuellement connues. Journal de Conchyliologie 23: 305–322. page(s): 313-314
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Goniobranchus verrieri. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-08
- 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
- Hervé J. F., 2010. Guide des Nudibranches de Nouvelle Calédonie et autres Opisthobranches. 405pp. Éditions Catherine Ledru, Nouméa, Nouvelle Calédonie. Page 251.
- Rudman, W.B., 2000 (June 28) Chromodoris verrieri (Crosse, 1875). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Rudman W.B. (1985) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris aureomarginata, C. verrieri and C. fidelis colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 83: 241-299. page(s): 262
- Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 165
- 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): 221
External links
- Photos of Goniobranchus verrieri on Sealife Collection
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