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Goniobranchus kitae

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Goniobranchus kitae
Scientific classification
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G. kitae
Binomial name
Goniobranchus kitae
(Gosliner, 1994)[1]
Synonyms

Chromodoris kitae Gosliner, 1994 (basionym)

Goniobranchus kitae is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

Distribution

This species is known from Madagascar and South Africa.[3]

References

  1. ^ Gosliner, T.M. (1994) New species of Chromodoris and Noumea (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the western Indian Ocean and southern Africa. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 48(12): 239-252.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Goniobranchus kitae (Gosliner, 1994). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-19
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 13) Chromodoris kitae Gosliner, 1994. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Further reading

  • Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 226