Goniobranchus kitae
| Goniobranchus kitae | |
|---|---|
| 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. kitae |
| Binomial name | |
| Goniobranchus kitae (Gosliner, 1994)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Chromodoris kitae Gosliner, 1994 (basionym) | |
Goniobranchus kitae is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
Distribution
This species is known from Madagascar and South Africa.[3]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Goniobranchus kitae (Gosliner, 1994). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-19
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 13) Chromodoris kitae Gosliner, 1994. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Further reading
- 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): 226
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