Goniobranchus rubrocornutus

Goniobranchus rubrocornutus
The nudibranch Goniobranchus rubrocornutus, Mirs Bay, Hong Kong.
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. rubrocornutus
Binomial name
Goniobranchus rubrocornutus
(Rudman, 1985)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Chromodoris rubrocornuta Rudman, 1985 (basionym)

Goniobranchus rubrocornutus is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Western Pacific. It was described from Hong Kong. It has been reported from American Samoa, the Marshall Islands and the Philippines.[3][4]

Description

Goniobranchus rubrocornutus is a chromodorid nudibranch with a semi-translucent white mantle and coloured margin. In this species there is an irregular white band, then a broken red marginal band and a broad yellow band at the edge of the mantle. The rhinophores and gills are translucent red. The body reaches a length of 15 mm.

References

  1. Rudman W.B. (1985) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris aureomarginata, C. verrieri and C. fidelis colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 83: 241-299. page(s): 283
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Goniobranchus rubrocornutus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-07
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (December 30) Chromodoris rubrocornuta Rudman, 1985. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Rudman W.B. & Darvell B.W. (1990) Opisthobranch molluscs of Hong Kong: Part 1. Goniodorididae, Onchidorididae, Triophidae, Gymnodorididae, Chromodorididae (Nudibranchia). Asian Marine Biology 7: 31-79. page(s): 56

Further reading

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