Goniobranchus thompsoni
Species of gastropod
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Goniobranchus thompsoni is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
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| Two individuals of Goniobranchus thompsoni on a sponge that may be their food species | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Goniobranchus |
| Species: | G. thompsoni |
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| Goniobranchus thompsoni | |
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Distribution
This species was described from Providential Hd, Wattamolla Bay, Royal National Park, Sydney. It has only been reported from New South Wales.[3]