Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Chromodoris galactos | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Goniobranchus Rank Species | |
Similar Goniobranchus charlottae, Goniobranchus alius, Goniobranchus gleniei, Goniobranchus cavae, Goniobranchus cazae | ||
Goniobranchus galactos 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 is only known from Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands.
Description
Goniobranchus galactos is a chromodorid nudibranch with a white mantle, white gills and rhinophores. It has an orange band at the edge of the mantle and a distinctive submarginal band of purple with small opaque white spots scattered densely on this.
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