Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Goniobranchus Higher classification Chromodoris | Phylum Mollusca Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Chromodoris hintuanensis Rank Species | |
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Similar Chromodoris, Nudibranch, Goniobranchus geometricus, Goniobranchus albonares, Goniobranchus verrieri | ||
Goniobranchus hintuanensis is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Distribution
This species was described from Balayan Bay, Luzon, Philippines. It has been reported from the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma and Sri Lanka. Specimens from the Indian Ocean differ in having yellow spots in the paler patches of the dorsal pattern.
References
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