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Goniobranchus gleniei Glenie's Chromodoris

Goniobranchus gleniei is commonly referred to as Glenie's Chromodoris. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
2440 
AphiaID:
597358 
Scientific:
Goniobranchus gleniei 
German:
Glenies-Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
Glenie's Chromodoris 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Goniobranchus (Genus) > gleniei (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Kelaart, ), 1858 
Occurrence:
(the) Maldives, Africa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Tansania, Thailand, the Seychelles 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
- 25 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.18" - 2.76" (3,5cm - 7cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°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:
2025-10-13 20:01:55 

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Goniobranchus gleniei (Kelaart, 1858)

This species was described from the inner harbour, Trincomalee and Cottiar, opposite Fort Fredrick, Sri Lanka. It has been reported from the Maldives and Tanzania.

This species feeds on sponges.

Simialr to Goniobranchus sp.05 from Tanzania (Goniobranchus cf. gleniei), have extra spots on the sides.

Synonymised names
Chromodoris gleniei (Kelaart, 1858) · unaccepted
Doris gleniei Kelaart, 1858 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

  1. Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 21.11.2022.
  2. seaslugs.free.fr (en). Abgerufen am 13.10.2025.
  3. seaunseen.com (en). Abgerufen am 21.11.2022.

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