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]

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Order:Nudibranchia
Family:Chromodorididae
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Goniobranchus sinensis
The nudibranch Goniobranchus sinensis, Mirs Bay, Hong Kong.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Goniobranchus
Species:
G. sinensis
Binomial name
Goniobranchus sinensis
(Rudman, 1985)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Chromodoris sinensis Rudman, 1985 (basionym)
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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]

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