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Goniodoris ovata

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Goniodoris ovata
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G. ovata
Binomial name
Goniodoris ovata
Barnard, 1934[1]

Goniodoris ovata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.

Distribution

This species was first described from South Africa.

Description

Ecology

Goniodoris ovata probably feeds on bryozoans or colonial ascidians but the diet is apparently not yet determined.

References

  1. ^ Barnard, K. H. (1934). A new species of Goniodoris from South Africa. Journal of Conchology, London. 20 : 2-3