Goniobranchus daphne Daphnes Chromodorid, Daphne's nudibranch

Goniobranchus daphne

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Scientific:: Goniobranchus daphne
German:: Daphne's Prachtsternschnecke
English:: Daphnes Chromodorid, Daphne's Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Goniobranchus (Genus) > daphne (Species)
Initial determination:: (Angas, ), 1864

Occurrence:: Australia, Queensland (Australia)
Sea depth:: 2,0 Meter
Size:: 1.18" - 1.57" (3,0cm - 4,5cm)
Temperature:: 62.6 °F - 71.6 °F (17°C - 22°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-01-25 20:31:22
Last edit:: 2017-01-25 20:36:20

Info

Goniobranchus daphne (Angas, 1864)

The mantle is translucent white, scattered with red spots. The mantle edge is red and yellow.Rrhinophores are mostly red with a translucent base. The gills are deep pink and white.This species feeds on the sponges.

Similar in coloration : Goniobranchus splendidus, Goniobranchus hunterae and Goniobranchus tasmaniensis.

Synonymised names
Chromodoris daphne (Angas, 1864) · unaccepted
Glossodoris daphne (Angas, 1864) · unaccepted
Goniodoris daphne Angas, 1864 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

RLS Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 07.07.2022.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Daphne's Chromodorid - Goniobranchus daphne, Australien 2015

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