Goniobranchus epicurius
| Goniobranchus epicurius | |
|---|---|
| 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. epicuria |
| Binomial name | |
| Goniobranchus epicurius (Basedow & Hedley, 1905)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Goniobranchus epicurius is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]
Distribution
This species is known from South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.[4]
Description
Goniobranchus epicurius is a chromodorid nudibranch with a translucent white mantle. The edge of the mantle is opaque white with orange spots. There are thin opaque white longitudinal lines and small orange spots on the mantle. The rhinophores and gills are translucent, edged with opaque white pigment. Specimens with a heavy dusting of red pigment and no white lines on the mantle match the original description.[5][4]
References
- ↑ Basedow, Herbert, & Charles Hedley. 1905. South Australian nudibranchs, and an enumeration of the known Australian species. Transactions, Proceedings & Reports of the Royal Philosophical Society of South Australia 29:134-160, pls. 1-12.
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Goniobranchus epicurius. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-02
- ↑ 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 Rudman, W.B., 1999 (October 11) Chromodoris epicuria (Basedow & Hedley, 1905). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ↑ 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): 358
Further reading
- 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): 58
- Burn R. (2006) A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Reports 10:1–42
- Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 150
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