Goniobranchus albopustulosus (Pease, 1860) is a animal in the Chromodorididae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Goniobranchus albopustulosus (Pease, 1860)

Goniobranchus albopustulosus (Pease, 1860)

Goniobranchus albopustulosus is a colourful species of dorid nudibranch sea slug first described from Hawaii.

Genus
Goniobranchus
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Goniobranchus albopustulosus (Pease, 1860)

Goniobranchus albopustulosus (Pease, 1860) is a species of colourful sea slug. It is classified as a dorid nudibranch, a type of marine gastropod mollusc that belongs to the family Chromodorididae. This marine species was originally described from Hawaii. Confirmed reports of this species have also been recorded from the Marshall Islands and Kure Atoll.

Photo: (c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robin Gwen Agarwal · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Chromodorididae Goniobranchus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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