Superfamily Doridoidea | Scientific name Chromodoris obsoleta Rank Species | |
Similar Goniobranchus, Goniobranchus gleniei, Goniobranchus charlottae, Goniobranchus alius | ||
Goniobranchus obsoletus 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 Red Sea. It has also been reported from the Persian Gulf.
Description
Goniobranchus obsoletus is a chromodorid nudibranch with a mostly white mantle and an orange mantle edge. There is an irregular band of blue-black just inside the orange margin and the mantle is rugose with an orange-brown reticulation between the raised pustules. The rhinophores and gills are translucent brown with white markings.
References
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