Goniobranchus bombayanus
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| Goniobranchus naiki (Valdes, Mollo, & Ortea, 1999) [1]
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Chromodoris naiki Valdés, Mollo & Ortea, 1999 (basionym) | |
Goniobranchus naiki is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Bengal off northeast India and the Andaman Islands.[4]
Description
Goniobranchus naiki is a chromodorid nudibranch with a translucent white mantle with rounded purple spots and an orange submarginal band. The centre of the back has a brownish hue and the surface is raised into tiny white papillae. The body reaches a length of 30 mm.[4] This species is very similar to Goniobranchus bombayanus and may be a synonym.[5][6]
References
- ^ Valdés Á., Mollo E. & Ortea J. (1999) Two new species of Chromodoris (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Chromodorididae) from Southern India, with a redescription of Chromodoris trimarginata (Winckworth, 1946). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 51 (13): 461-472
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Goniobranchus naiki. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-05
- ^ Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
- ^ a b Valdés, A., 2000 (July 23) Chromodoris naiki Valdés, Mollo & Ortea, 1999. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Winckworth, H. C. (1946) Glossodoris from Bombay. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 26, 155-160.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Mar 9). Comment on Chromodoris naiki from Ratnagiri, India by Vishal J Bhave. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Further reading
- Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 159
- 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): 227