Biology:Goniobranchus hintuanensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Goniobranchus hintuanensis
Chromodoris hintuanensis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Goniobranchus
Species:
G. hintuanensis
Binomial name
Goniobranchus hintuanensis
(Gosliner & Behrens, 1998)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Chromodoris hintuanensis Gosliner & Behrens, 1998[2] (basionym)

Goniobranchus hintuanensis is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Balayan Bay, Luzon, Philippines. It has been reported from the Marshall Islands,[3] Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma and Sri Lanka. Specimens from the Indian Ocean differ in having yellow spots in the paler patches of the dorsal pattern.[4][5][6][7]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Goniobranchus hintuanensis (Gosliner & Behrens, 1998)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597338. 
  2. Gosliner, Terrence M.; Behrens, D.W. (1998). "Five new species of Chromodoris (Molluscs: Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae) from the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4th series 50 (5): 139–165. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15659747. 
  3. Scott Johnson (2015) Goniobranchus hintuanensis. [In] Underwater Kwajalein
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (January 28) Chromodoris hintuanensis Gosliner & Behrens, 1998. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  5. Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN:978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 164
  6. 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): 220
  7. Johnson, Rebecca Fay; Gosliner, Terrence M. (2012). "Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs". PLOS ONE 7 (4): e33479. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033479. PMID 22506002. Bibcode2012PLoSO...733479J. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1115320 entry