Goniobranchus hintuanensis Bus Stop Chromodoris, Lumpy Chromodoris

Goniobranchus hintuanensis is commonly referred to as Bus Stop Chromodoris, Lumpy Chromodoris. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Goniobranchus hintuanensis
German:: Bucklige Chromodoris, Bushaltestellen Chromodoris
English:: Bus Stop Chromodoris, Lumpy Chromodoris

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Goniobranchus (Genus) > hintuanensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gosliner & Behrens, ), 1998

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bali, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand
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:: Meter
Habitats:: Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1,6cm - 2,5cm)
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:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2009-04-12 16:43:26
Last edit:: 2026-07-03 20:02:53

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Goniobranchus hintuanensis (Gosliner & Behrens, 1998)

Goniobranchus hintuanensis was described from Balayan Bay, Luzon, Philippines. Specimens from the Indian Ocean differ in having yellow spots in the paler areas of the dorsal pattern.

The colouration of this nudibranch is variable; the yellow-spotted form is more common in the Andaman Sea than further south in Indonesia.

Members of the genus are specialist feeders on certain sponges.

Synonymised names
Chromodoris hintuanensis Gosliner & Behrens, 1998 · unaccepted (original combination)