Goniobranchus kuniei

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Goniobranchus kuniei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Goniobranchus
Species:
G. kuniei
Binomial name
Goniobranchus kuniei
Synonyms[2]
  • Chromodoris kuniei Pruvot-Fol, 1930 basionym
  • Chromodoris kuniei ransoni (Pruvot-Fol, 1954)
  • Glossodoris kuniei Pruvot-Fol, 1930)
  • Glossodoris ransoni Pruvot-Fol, 1954

Goniobranchus kuniei is a

mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Distribution

These species were initially documented in

western Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean, including Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Taiwan.[3]

Description

The Goniobranchus kuniei has a striking pattern of blue spots with pale blue halos on a creamy-colored mantle. Its mantle also features a double border of purple and blue. The body can reach a length of approximately 40 mm (1.6 in).[4] The species Goniobranchus tritos and Goniobranchus geminus share similar color patterns.[5][6]

Habitat

This species likes waters that are 21–26 °C (70–79 °F) and is often found between 5 and 40 meters (16 and 131 ft).

  • Goniobranchus kuniei at Bima bay (Sumbawa, Indonesia)
    Goniobranchus kuniei at Bima bay (Sumbawa, Indonesia)
  • Goniobranchus kuniei
    Goniobranchus kuniei

References

  1. ^ Pruvot-Fol, A. 1930. Diagnose provisoires (incomplètes) des espèces nouvelles et liste provisoire des mollusques nudibranches recueillis par Mme. A. Pruvot-Fol en Nouvelle Calédonie (Ile des Pins). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, series 2, 2(2):229-232.
  2. ^ a b WoRMS (2011). Goniobranchus kuniei Pruvot-Fol, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2012
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 22) Chromodoris kuniei Pruvot-Fol, 1930. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0
    page(s): 159
  6. ^ 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): 216
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