Goniobranchus kitae explained

Goniobranchus kitae is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.^[1]

Distribution

This species is known from Madagascar and South Africa.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Goniobranchus kitae (Gosliner, 1994). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-19
2. Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 226
3. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 13) Chromodoris kitae Gosliner, 1994. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Description

   Goniobranchus kitae has a white translucent mantle with a broken yellow submarginal line at the edge. The mantle is covered with large round magenta spots. The gill leaves and rhinophores are translucent with small white spots on the surfaces.^[2] It has some similarity to Goniobranchus bimaensis and Goniobranchus tumuliferus.

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