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Goniobranchus annulatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Doridoidea

Genus
  
Goniobranchus

Higher classification
  
Chromodoris

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Chromodorididae

Scientific name
  
Chromodoris annulata

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Chromodoris, Nudibranch, Goniobranchus, Molluscs, Chromodorididae

Goniobranchus annulatus eliot 1904


Goniobranchus annulatus is a species of sea slug, a very colourful dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.

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Description

Goniobranchus annulatus is a large smooth pale-bodied nudibranch with many vivid yellow spots, though these may be absent in some individuals. It has one purple ring around the gills and another ring around the rhinophores. The mantle usually has a purple border. It may grow to 100mm in total length. The gills are triangular in cross-section.

Distribution

This nudibranch was described from Zanzibar. It occurs in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, from the East Coast of South Africa to Thailand. It is a Lessepsian migrant and has recently invaded the Mediterranean Sea, presumably through the Suez Canal.

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  • Goniobranchus annulatus (synonym of Chromodoris annulata) in the Persian Gulf, Abu-Dhabi, 2008.
  • References

    Goniobranchus annulatus Wikipedia