Goniobranchus sinensis (Rudman 1985) articles

Goniobranchus sinensis

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Goniobranchus sinensis is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Distribution

This marine species was described from Hong Kong.^[5] It also occurs in Japan and has been reported from Indonesia and Malaysia.^[6]

Description

Head of Goniobranchus sinensis showing cherry red rhinophores.

Goniobranchus sinensis is a chromodorid nudibranch with a semi-translucent white mantle and coloured margin. In this species there is a yellow band, then a red marginal band with a narrow opaque white band at the very edge of the mantle. The rhinophores and gills are cherry red. The body reaches a length of 20 mm.^[7]^[8]

References

^ Rudman W.B. (1985) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris aureomarginata, C. verrieri and C. fidelis colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 83: 241-299. page(s): 283
^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2012). Goniobranchus sinensis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-07
^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp.
^ 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. & Darvell B.W. (1990) Opisthobranch molluscs of Hong Kong: Part 1. Goniodorididae, Onchidorididae, Triophidae, Gymnodorididae, Chromodorididae (Nudibranchia). Asian Marine Biology 7: 31-79. page(s): 56
^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (July 4) Chromodoris sinensis Rudman, 1985. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
^ Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 164
^ 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): 219

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Goniobranchus sinensis: Brief Summary

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Goniobranchus sinensis is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.

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Distribution

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This species appears to be restricted to areas of the southeast Asian mainland and the islands of Japan, Taiwan, and islands off eastern Peninsular Malaysia with reports from the Andaman Islands, the east coast of Thailand, the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Gulf of Oman.

Soong, G.Y., Bonomo, L.J., Reimer, J.D. & Gosliner, T.M. (2022). Battle of the bands: systematics and phylogeny of the white Goniobranchus nudibranchs with marginal bands (Nudibranchia, Chromodorididae). ZooKeys. 1083: 169-210.

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