Goniobranchus tennentanus
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| Goniobranchus tennentanus | |
|---|---|
| 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. tennentanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Goniobranchus tennentanus (Kelaart, 1859) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Chromodoris tennentana, common name Gaudy chromodorid,[1] is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
Description
Species up to 4 cm long, with central region orange brown, mottled with lighter and darker patches and dark purple spots surrounded by white rings.[1] This central area is surrounded by an irregular cream band which contains bright yellow spots.[1] The margin is purple.[1]
Habitat
Habitat: diverse, among shallow coral reefs.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the following locations:
Possibly more widely distributed.[1]
References
This article incorporates CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference [1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 WoRMS (2009). Chromodoris tennentana (Kelaart). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597373 on 7 May 2012
- ↑ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
- Rudman, W.B. (1987). The Chromodorididae (Ophistobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris epicura, C. aureopurpurea, C. annulata, C. coi and Risbecia tryoni colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 90 (3): 305-407. page(s): 364
- Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg$
- 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): 221
- 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
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