Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Chromodorididae Scientific name Chromodoris tennentana | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Goniobranchus Rank Species | |
Similar Goniobranchus charlottae, Goniobranchus gleniei, Goniobranchus cavae, Goniobranchus cazae, Goniobranchus alius | ||
Goniobranchus tennentanus, common name gaudy chromodorid, 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 Ceylon (Sri Lanka). It has also been reported from the following locations; East Africa, East Coast of South Africa, Tanzania and Chagos.
Description
Species up to 4 cm long, with central region orange brown, mottled with lighter and darker patches and dark purple spots surrounded by white rings. This central area is surrounded by an irregular cream band which contains bright yellow spots. The margin is purple.
Similar species
This species has been confused with Goniobranchus cavae but differs in having yellow spots only within the cream band at the edge of the mantle, whilst in G. cavae these spots are all over the back.
Habitat
Habitat: diverse, among shallow coral reefs.