Goniobranchus kuniei explained

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

Distribution

This species was described from New Caledonia. It is known from the western Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean from Fiji, Marshall Islands, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and the Taiwan.^[2]

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2011). Goniobranchus kuniei Pruvot-Fol, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2012
2. Rudman W.B. (1987) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris epicuria, C. aureopurpurea, C. annulata, C. coi and Risbecia tryoni colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 90: 305-407. page(s): 341
3. Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. page(s): 159
4. 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): 216
5. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 22) Chromodoris kuniei Pruvot-Fol, 1930. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Description

   Goniobranchus kuniei has a pattern of blue spots with pale blue haloes on a creamy mantle. There is a double border to the mantle of purple and blue. The length of the body reaches 40 mm.^[2] The species Goniobranchus tritos and Goniobranchus geminus have similar colour patterns.^{[3] [4]}

   Habitat

   This species likes waters that are between 21 and 26 degrees Celsius and is often found between 5 and 40 meters.

   External links

   • Goniobranchus kuniei, video at Bali, Indonesia