Rank Species | Superfamily Doridoidea | |
Scientific name Chromodoris aureomarginata Similar Goniobranchus charlottae, Goniobranchus alius, Goniobranchus cavae, Goniobranchus rufomaculatus | ||
Goniobranchus aureomarginatus is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
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Distribution
This species was described from Auckland harbour and Waiwera, New Zealand. It is apparently a New Zealand endemic.
Description
This chromodorid nudibranch has a white mantle which is edged with yellow. The rhinophores and gills are translucent white with some opaque white pigment on the gill rachis and the rhinophore lamellae.
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