Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Goniobranchus Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Chromodoris gleniei Rank Species | |
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Similar Goniobranchus, Goniobranchus charlottae, Goniobranchus alius, Goniobranchus tritos | ||
Goniobranchus gleniei 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 the inner harbour, Trincomalee and Cottiar, opposite Fort Fredrick, Sri Lanka. It has been reported from the Maldives and Tanzania.
Description
Goniobranchus gleniei is a chromodorid nudibranch with a continuous, sinuous black or deep purple line all round the mantle, outside the gills and rhinophores. The outer part of the mantle is white with a faint submarginal grey line. The inner part of the mantle is golden-brown with irregular black spots.
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