Goniodoris felis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
Goniodoris felis | |
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Goniodoris felis 8 m away, in the Izu Marine Park | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
Family: | Goniodorididae |
Genus: | Goniodoris |
Species: | G. felis
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Binomial name | |
Goniodoris felis |
Distribution
editThis species was first described from Japan. It also occurs in Hong Kong and South Korea.[3]
Description
editThis goniodorid nudibranch is translucent pink in colour, with large areas of white surface pigment on the oral tentacles, along the pallial margin and back and sides of the body.
Ecology
editGoniodoris felis probably feeds on bryozoans or colonial ascidians but the diet is apparently not yet determined.[3]
References
edit- ^ Baba, K. 1949. Opisthobranchia of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty The Emperor of Japan. 194 pp., 50 pls. Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Goniodoris felis Baba, 1949. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-10-20
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1999 (September 11) Goniodoris felis Baba, 1949. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.