Goniobranchus albopunctatus is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Goniobranchus |
| Species: | G. albopunctatus
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| Goniobranchus albopunctatus Garrett, 1879[1]
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Distribution edit
This marine species was described from Huahine, Society Islands, Pacific Ocean. It has been reported from Sulawesi and on the East African coast from Tanzania to South Africa[5] and from the Marshall Islands.[6][7][8][9][10]
References edit
- ^ Garrett A. (1879) Description of a new species of Goniobranchus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Science, Philadelphia: 31 page(s): 31
- ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Caballer, M. (2012). Goniobranchus albopunctatus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-04-22
- ^ 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. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp.
- ^ 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
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2000 (February 25) Chromodoris albopunctata (Garrett, 1879). [In Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Scott Johnson (2015) Goniobranchus albopunctatus. [In] Underwater Kwajalein
- ^ Rudman W.B. (1986) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Noumea flava color group. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 88: 307-404 page(s): 401
- ^ 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): 371
- ^ Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 154
- ^ 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): 223
External links edit
- Photos of Goniobranchus albopunctatus on Sealife Collection