Biology:Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Goniobranchus |
| Species: | G. aureopupurea
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| Goniobranchus aureopupurea (Collingwood, 1881)[1]
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Goniobranchus aureopurpureus is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]
Distribution
This species was described from the coast of China . It is reported from many localities in the central Indo-Pacific Ocean from the west coast of Australia to Japan [4] and the Marshall Islands.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ Collingwood, C. 1881. On some new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca from the eastern seas. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology, series 2, 2(2):123-140, pls. 9-10.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Goniobranchus aureopurpureus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-01
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Rudman W.B. (1987) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris epicuria, C. aureopurpurea, C. annulata, C. coi and Risbecia tryoni colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 90: 305-407 page(s): 346
- ↑ Scott Johnson (2015) Goniobranchus aureopurpureus. [In] Underwater Kwajalein
- ↑ Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN:978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 163
- ↑ 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): 222
External links
- Photos of Goniobranchus aureopurpureus on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q2180388 entry
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