Goniobranchus lekker

Goniobranchus lekker
The nudibranch Goniobranchus lekker, La Réunion.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Goniobranchus
Species: G. lekker
Binomial name
Goniobranchus lekker
(Gosliner, 1994)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Chromodoris lekker Gosliner, 1994 (basionym)

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

Distribution

This species occurs in Natal, South Africa, Madagascar, Réunion and the Seychelles.[4]

Description

The length of the body varies between 25 mm and 35 mm.

References

  1. Gosliner, T.M. (1994) New species of Chromodoris and Noumea (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the western Indian Ocean and southern Africa. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 48(12): 239-252.
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Goniobranchus lekker. 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. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (October 15) Chromodoris lekker Gosliner, 1994. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Further reading

  • Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 159
  • 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): 224
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