Goniobranchus alderi
| Goniobranchus alderi | |
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| 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. alderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Goniobranchus alderi (Collingwood, 1881)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Goniobranchus alderi is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]
Distribution
This marine species was described from Keelung, Taiwan.[1] It is also found in Japan.[4]
Description
Goniobranchus alderi has a pattern of red lines forming a loose reticulate network on the mantle. There is a series of deep red spots towards the margin and a yellow marginal line. The gills are white with red lines and the rhinophores have red clubs with small white spots. An animal from Sagami Bay, Japan identified as Chromodoris tinctoria is a good match for the original illustration.[4]
Similar species
This species has been confused with Goniobranchus tinctorius.
References
- 1 2 Collingwood, C. 1881. On some new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca from the eastern seas. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology, series 2, 2(2):123-140, pls. 9-10.
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Goniobranchus alderi (Collingwood, 1881). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-14
- ↑ 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 Nishina, M., 2001 (Aug 2) Chromodoris tinctoria from Sagami Bay, Japan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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