Goniobranchus aurigerus explained
Goniobranchus aurigerus is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[1] [2]
Distribution
This species was described from Quinns Rocks, near Perth, Western Australia. It has been reported from Indonesia.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Notes and References
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Goniobranchus aurigerus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-01
- Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. . ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp.
- Rudman, W.B., 1998 (March 18) Chromodoris aurigera Rudman, 1990. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Wisnu Purwanto, 2015. Goniobranchus aurigerus. On Flickr.
- Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. page(s): 155
- Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479