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Goniobranchus decorus Decorated Nudibranch


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lexID:
7365 
AphiaID:
597332 
Scientific:
Goniobranchus decorus 
German:
Dekorierte Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
Decorated Nudibranch 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Goniobranchus (Genus) > decorus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Pease, ), 1860 
Occurrence:
Central Pazific, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Size:
up to 0.79" (2 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
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
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More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2014-07-14 19:37:53 

Info

Goniobranchus decorus (Pease, 1860)

Goniobranchus decorus is a common species in the western and central Pacific.This small sized nudibranch is nocturnal.It lives in tide pools to 10 m on rocky bottoms.The pattern is variable.Goniobranchus decorus feeds on sponges and its often seen on a black sponge.

Very similar is G.setoensis with a Y-shaped white line on the body.G. decorus have a Y-shaped white line with purple spots.

Synonym:
Chromodoris decora
Chromodoris ndukuei
Doris decora
Glossodoris (Chromodoris) ndukuei
Glossodoris decora
Glossodoris ndukuei

External links

  1. Seaslugs of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Starfish Teresa Zubi (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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