Robin Gwen Agarwal, USA
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Goniobranchus Pease, 1866
Goniobranchus is a genus of often beautifully colored, eye-catching sea snails. They are food specialists that feed on specific sponges depending on the species.
The photo shown shows a previously undescribed species that is known from the Philippines and La Reunion.
The colorful snail is light blue with a large yellow area with white circles. Each circle is outlined in dark yellow up to the edge of the body. A submarginal black stripe runs around the notum. Rhinophores and gills light blue with darker blue.
The nudibranch has been found in rocky reefs at a depth of 17m.
The undescribed species corresponds to Goniobranchus sp.14 in the book Nudibranch&Sea Slug Indo-Pacific, Gosliner, Valdes and Behrens page 217 or in the newer edition Goniobranchus sp. 15 in Gosliner et al, NSSI2, p. 146.
Goniobranchus is a genus of often beautifully colored, eye-catching sea snails. They are food specialists that feed on specific sponges depending on the species.
The photo shown shows a previously undescribed species that is known from the Philippines and La Reunion.
The colorful snail is light blue with a large yellow area with white circles. Each circle is outlined in dark yellow up to the edge of the body. A submarginal black stripe runs around the notum. Rhinophores and gills light blue with darker blue.
The nudibranch has been found in rocky reefs at a depth of 17m.
The undescribed species corresponds to Goniobranchus sp.14 in the book Nudibranch&Sea Slug Indo-Pacific, Gosliner, Valdes and Behrens page 217 or in the newer edition Goniobranchus sp. 15 in Gosliner et al, NSSI2, p. 146.
