''Goniobranchus multimaculosus'' is a
species
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of colourful
sea slug
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, a dorid
nudibranch
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, a
marine
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gastropod mollusc in the family
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. (2012)]
''Goniobranchus multimaculosus''.
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-05 This species was transferred from ''Chromodoris'' to ''Goniobranchus'' in 2012.
Distribution
This marine species was described from northern
Tasmania
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Description
''Goniobranchus multimaculosus'' is a chromodorid nudibranch with a pink, spotted mantle. The middle of the mantle is pink with fine white specks and an irregular scattering of bright red spots and the margin is white with large orange spots.
[Rudman, W.B., 2010 (May 29]
''Chromodoris multimaculosa'' Rudman, 1987.
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
References
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Chromodorididae
Gastropods described in 1987