Goniodoris castanea
Goniodoris castanea is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[3]
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Plate from A monograph of the British nudibranchiate Mollusca illustrating Goniodoris castanea
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Aranmore, Aran Islands, Co Galway, Ireland. | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
Family: | Goniodorididae |
Genus: | Goniodoris |
Species: | G. castanea |
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Goniodoris castanea | |
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Distribution
This species was first described from Salcombe Estuary, Devon. It has subsequently been reported widely in Britain and Ireland and from Norway to the Mediterranean Sea.[4][5]
Description
This goniodorid nudibranch is variable in colour, usually red-brown or dark purple but also bright red. Most individuals have scattered irregular small patches of white or grey all over the body.[6]
Its body length is usually 15 mm.[7] The maximum recorded body length is 38 mm.[7]
Ecology
Goniodoris castanea feeds on tunicates of the genera Botryllus and Botrylloides, family Botryllidae.
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External links
- Photos of Goniodoris castanea on Sealife Collection
References
- Alder, J. & Hancock, A., 1845. Notice of a new genus and several new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca. Annals & Magazine of Natural History, 16: 311-316.
- Vérany G. B., 1846: Catalogo degli animali invertebrati marini del Golfo di Genova e Nizza; Tipografia Ferrando, Genova 1-30
- Gofas, S. (2015). Goniodoris castanea Alder & Hancock, 1845. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
- Thompson, T.E. and Brown, G.H., 1984. Biology of Opisthobranch Molluscs, Volume II. The Ray Society. 229 pages 41 plates, 40 figures, p. 125.
- Trainito, E. & Doneddu, M., 2014. Nudibranchi del Mediterraneo. 2nd Edition. Il Castello. ISBN 9788865204801, 192 pages.
- Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Goniodoris castanea Alder & Hancock, 1845. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-10-20
- Giannuzzi-Savelli, Riccardo; Chemello, Renato; Cattaneo-Vietti, Riccardo (1991). Atlas of Mediterranean nudibranchs. Atlante dei nudibranchi del Mediterraneo. Roma: Editrice La Conchiglia.
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