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Goniobranchus daphne Daphne's Chromodorid, Daphne's Nudibranch

Goniobranchus daphne is commonly referred to as Daphne's Chromodorid, Daphne's Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Tracey I Howley, Australia

Goniobranchus daphne,La Balsa Park 2021


Courtesy of the author Tracey I Howley, Australia . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
10379 
AphiaID:
597331 
Scientific:
Goniobranchus daphne 
German:
Daphnes Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
Daphne's Chromodorid, Daphne's Nudibranch 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Goniobranchus (Genus) > daphne (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Angas, ), 1864 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species, Queensland (Australia) 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
- 2 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.18" - 1.57" (3,0cm - 4,5cm) 
Temperature:
62.6 °F - 71.6 °F (17°C - 22°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-11-09 12:41:12 

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Goniobranchus daphne (Angas, 1864)

The mantle is translucent white, scattered with red spots. The mantle edge is red and yellow.Rrhinophores are mostly red with a translucent base. The gills are deep pink and white.This species feeds on the sponges.

Similar in coloration : Goniobranchus splendidus, Goniobranchus hunterae and Goniobranchus tasmaniensis.

Synonymised names
Chromodoris daphne (Angas, 1864) · unaccepted
Glossodoris daphne (Angas, 1864) · unaccepted
Goniodoris daphne Angas, 1864 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

  1. RLS Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 07.07.2022.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Goniobranchus daphne,La Balsa Park 2021
Daphne's Chromodorid - Goniobranchus daphne, Australien 2015
Daphne's Chromodorid - Goniobranchus daphne, Australien 2015
Goniobranchus daphne

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