''Goniobranchus'' is a

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sea slug Sea slug is a common name for some Marine biology, marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial Slug, slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are Sea snail, sea snails (marine gastropod moll ...

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nudibranch Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs, belonging to the order Nudibranchia, that shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have b ...

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gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

mollusc Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...

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Chromodorididae Chromodorididae, or chromodorids, are a taxonomic family of colourful sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. “Chromodorid nudibranchs are among the most gorgeously coloured of all animals.� ...

.Bouchet, P.; Caballer, M. (2012)
''Goniobranchus''.
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-04-22

Taxonomic history

''Goniobranchus'' was described by Pease in 1866 but treated as a synonym of ''Chromodoris'' until 2012 when it was brought back into use for a clade revealed by molecular (DNA) techniques.

Species

Species in the genus ''Goniobranchus'' include: ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Goniobranchus godeffroyanus'' (Bergh, 1877): synonym of '' Hypselodoris godeffroyana'' (Bergh, 1977) * ''Goniobranchus naiki'' (Valdés, Mollo & Ortea, 1999): synonym of '' Goniobranchus bombayanus'' (Winckworth, 1946) Image:Nudibranch - Chromodoris alboneres 2.jpg, ''

Goniobranchus albonares ''Goniobranchus albonares'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Goniobranchus albonares'' (Rudman, 1990).In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: ...

'' Image:Nudibranch - Chromodoris albopuncta.jpg, '' Goniobranchus albopunctatus'' Image:Nudibranch - Chromodoris albopustulosa.jpg, ''

Goniobranchus albopustulosus ''Goniobranchus albopustulosus'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus albopustulosus''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...

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Goniobranchus alius ''Goniobranchus alius'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus alius''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-04-22 ...

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Goniobranchus annulatus ''Goniobranchus annulatus'' is a species of sea slug, a very colourful dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus annulatus''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

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Goniobranchus aureopurpureus ''Goniobranchus aureopurpureus'' is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus aureopurpureus''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' Goniobranchus bombayanus.jpg, '' Goniobranchus bombayanus'' Goniobranchus bimaensis B158516.jpg, ''

Goniobranchus bimaensis ''Goniobranchus bimaensis'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Goniobranchus bimaensis'' (Bergh, 1905).Accessed on 2019-01-09. Distribution This ...

'' Chromodoris charlottae02.jpg, '' Goniobranchus charlottae'' Image:Chromodoris coi.jpg, ''

Goniobranchus coi ''Goniobranchus coi'' is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus coi''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-01 ...

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Goniobranchus conchyliatus ''Goniobranchus conchyliatus'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus conchyliatus''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species o ...

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Goniobranchus collingwoodi ''Goniobranchus collingwoodi'', common name Collingwood's chromodoris, is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus collingwoodi'' Accesse ...

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Goniobranchus fidelis ''Goniobranchus fidelis'', also commonly known as the faithful sea slug, is a species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile ...

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Goniobranchus geminus ''Goniobranchus geminus'', also known as the gem sea slug, is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus geminus''.Accessed through: World ...

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Goniobranchus geometricus ''Goniobranchus geometricus'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus geometricus''.Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...

'' Image:Goniobranchus gleniei Maldives.JPG, '' Goniobranchus gleniei'' Image:Redspotted nudibranch chromodoris heatherae.jpg, '' Goniobranchus heatherae'' Image:Chromodoris hintuanensis.jpg, ''

Goniobranchus hintuanensis ''Goniobranchus hintuanensis'' is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. Distribution This species was described from Balayan Bay, Luzon, Philippines. It has been reported f ...

'' File:Kuni's chromodoris, fan 38 west, wakatobi, 2018 (45763962462) (cropped).jpg, ''

Goniobranchus kuniei ''Goniobranchus kuniei'' is a species of a dorid nudibranch, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.WoRMS (2011)''Goniobranchus kuniei'' Pruvot-Fol, 1930.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May ...

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Goniobranchus lekker ''Goniobranchus lekker'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus lekker''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-05 ...

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Goniobranchus leopardus ''Goniobranchus leopardus'', is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Gofas, S. (2015)''Goniobranchus leopardus'' (Rudman, 1987).Accessed through: World Regi ...

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Goniobranchus loringi ''Goniobranchus loringi'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus loringi''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05- ...

'' Nudibranch - Chromodoris mandapamensis 2.jpg, '' Goniobranchus mandapamensis'' Image:Chromodoris preciosa.jpg, ''

Goniobranchus preciosus ''Goniobranchus preciosus'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus preciosus''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012 ...

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Goniobranchus reticulatus ''Goniobranchus reticulatus'' is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus reticulatus''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on ...

'' Image:Chromodoris roboi 3.jpg, '' Goniobranchus roboi'' Chromodoris rubrocornuta-1.jpg, '' Goniobranchus rubrocornutus'' Image:Nudibranch - Chromodoris rufomaculata 6.1.jpg, ''

Goniobranchus rufomaculatus ''Goniobranchus rufomaculatus'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012 ''Goniobranchus rufomaculatus''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

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Goniobranchus setoensis ''Goniobranchus setoensis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family ''Chromodorididae''. Taxonomic history This species was known as ''Chromodoris setoensis'' for many years before it was transferr ...

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Goniobranchus sinensis ''Goniobranchus sinensis'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus sinensis''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-0 ...

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Goniobranchus splendidus ''Goniobranchus splendidus'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus splendidus''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 ...

'' Chromodoris tasmaniensis (2064197130).jpg, ''

Goniobranchus tasmaniensis ''Goniobranchus tasmaniensis'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Gofas, S. (2015)''Goniobranchus tasmaniensis'' (Bergh, 1905).Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...

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Goniobranchus tritos ''Goniobranchus tritos'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Goniobranchus tritos'' (Yonow, 1994).Accessed on 2019-01-07. Distribution This marin ...

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Goniobranchus tinctorius ''Goniobranchus tinctorius'' is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus tinctorius''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 ...

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Goniobranchus tumuliferus ''Goniobranchus tumuliferus'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus tumuliferus''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on ...

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Goniobranchus verrieri ''Goniobranchus verrieri'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Goniobranchus verrieri''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012- ...

'' Image:Chromodoris vibrata 3.jpg, '' Goniobranchus vibratus''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q971842 Chromodorididae Gastropod genera Taxa named by William Harper Pease