Goniobranchus roboi
| Goniobranchus roboi | |
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| Goniobranchus roboi | |
| 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. roboi |
| Binomial name | |
| Goniobranchus roboi (Gosliner & Behrens, 1998)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Chromodoris roboi Gosliner & Behrens, 1998 (basionym) | |
Goniobranchus roboi, common name the tooth-edged chromodoris, 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]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific. It was described from Okinawa, Japan. It has been reported from Queensland, New South Wales, Sulawesi, Réunion and South Africa. Similar animals from Western Australia have a different pattern on the mantle and are intermediate between G. roboi and Goniobranchus aurigerus.[4]
Description
Goniobranchus roboi is a chromodorid nudibranch with a yellow mantle densely areolated with small white and larger lilac spots. The edge of the mantle is blue grading to white with dark purple stripes at right angles to the margin. The rhinophores and gills are white at the base grading into dark purple. The body length varies between 40 mm and 60 mm.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Gosliner T. M. & Behrens D. W. (1998) "Five new species of Chromodoris (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the tropical Indo-West Pacific". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 50: 139-165.
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Goniobranchus roboi. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-07
- ↑ 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
- 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 1998 (April 4) Chromodoris roboi Gosliner & Behrens, 1998. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ↑ Bolland, R. (1999) Type specimen of Goniobranchus roboi. At: Okinawa Slug Site
External links
- Gastropods.com: Chromodoris roboi; retrieved: 7 May 2012
Further reading
- Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 164
- 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): 223