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Goniobranchus charlottae

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Species of gastropod

Goniobranchus charlottae
Goniobranchus charlottae at Marsa Shoona, Egypt
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Goniobranchus
Species: G. charlottae
Binomial name
Goniobranchus charlottae
(Schrödl, 1999)
Synonyms
  • Chromodoris charlottae (Schrödl, 1999)
  • Glossodoris charlottae Schrödl, 1999 (basionym)

Goniobranchus charlottae is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.

Distribution

This species was described from the Red Sea. It appears to be a Red Sea endemic.

References

  1. Schrödl M. (1999) Glossodoris charlottae, a new chromodorid nudibranch from the Red Sea (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia). Vita Marina 46 (3-4): 89-94. page(s): 90-94
  2. Bouchet, P. (2012). Goniobranchus charlottae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-01
  3. 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
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2005 (May 30) Chromodoris charlottae (Schroedl, 1999). Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  5. Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 155
  6. 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): 227
Taxon identifiers
Goniobranchus charlottae
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