Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Goniobranchus Higher classification Chromodoris | Phylum Mollusca Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Chromodoris geometrica Rank Species | |
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Similar Chromodoris, Nudibranch, Goniobranchus hintuanensis, Goniobranchus, Doriprismatica atromarginata | ||
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus geometricus 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 found throughout the Indian Ocean as well as the Western Pacific Ocean from the intertidal down to 30m.
Description
Goniobranchus geometricus is a small nudibranch which may grow to a total length of 35mm. It is variably coloured, with the ground colour ranging from a creamy brown to purple, The mantle has numerous cream-coloured bumps and has a white margin. The gills and rhinophores are white to greenish. It is very similar to Goniobranchus conchyliatus but has green-grey rhinophores and gills whilst G. conchyliatus has red ones.
Ecology
This animal feeds on the sponge Chelonaplysilla violacea.
References
Goniobranchus geometricus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA