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Goniobranchus cazae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Chromodorididae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Doridoidea

Genus
  
Goniobranchus

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Goniobranchus charlottae, Goniobranchus alius, Goniobranchus, Goniobranchus gleniei

Goniobranchus cazae 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 Khawr Faddan, United Arab Emirates.

Description

Goniobranchus cazae is a bright opaque white chromodorid nudibranch with irregular, well-defined, dark purple blotches on the mantle and a mantle margin of the same colour. There are raised yellow-orange spots in the purple patches. The gills and rhinophores are bright white.

References

Goniobranchus cazae Wikipedia