Goniobranchus_naiki

<i>Goniobranchus bombayanus</i>

Goniobranchus bombayanus

Species of gastropod

Goniobranchus bombayanus is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2][4]

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Distribution

This species was described from Bombay, India.[1] It occurs in the Gulf of Bengal off northeast India and the Andaman Islands.[5]

Description

Goniobranchus bombayanus is a chromodorid nudibranch with a translucent white mantle with rounded purple spots and an orange submarginal band of coalescent spots. 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.[5][6][7][8] It is very similar to Goniobranchus kitae.

References

  1. [1]
    Winckworth, R. (1946). Glossodoris from Bombay. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 26, 155-160.
  2. [2]
    MolluscaBase (2018). Goniobranchus bombayanus (Winckworth, 1946). Accessed on 2018-11-06.
  3. [3]
    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
  4. [4]
    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
  5. [5]
    Valdés, A., 2000 (July 23) Chromodoris naiki Valdés, Mollo & Ortea, 1999. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  6. [6]
    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.
  7. [7]
    Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 159
  8. [8]
    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
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