Goniaeolis Explained

Goniaeolis is a monotypic genus of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniaeolididae containing the single species Goniaeolis typica.^[1] Goniaeolis is also the only genus within the family Goniaeolididae.

Gonieolis is the original spelling, but incorrect subsequent spelling Goniaeolis is conserved under Art. 33.3.1 of the Code. The synonymy with Goniaeolis lobata was discussed in detail by Odhner in 1922.

Distribution

It is endemic to Scandinavian waters. This species was described from Kristiansund, Norway. It has subsequently been reported from the Skagerrak,^[2] the Hardangerfjord,^[3] and at the mouth of the Trondheimsfjord.^[4] The species is known from 30 to 666 m.^[5]

Description

External and internal anatomy was described by Nils Hjalmar Odhner in detail in 1922.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S. (2014). Goniaeolis typica Sars M., 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015.2.15
2. [Nils Hjalmar Odhner|Odhner N. H.]
3. [George Ossian Sars|Sars G. O.]
4. Odhner N. H. (1939). "Opisthobranchiate mollusca from the western and northern coasts of Norway". Kgl. Norske Vidensk. Selsk. Skrift. 1939: 1-92.
5. Evertsen J. & Bakken T. (2005). "Nudibranch diversity (Heterobranchia, Gastropoda) along the coast of Norway". Fauna norvegica 25: 1-37. PDF.
6. Odhner N. H. (1922). "Norwegian opisthobranchiate Mollusca in the collections of the Zoological Museum of Kristiania". Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne 60: 1-47.