Goniodoridella savignyi Pruvot-Fol, 1933 is a animal in the Goniodorididae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Goniodoridella savignyi Pruvot-Fol, 1933

Goniodoridella savignyi Pruvot-Fol, 1933

Goniodoridella savignyi is a widely distributed dorid nudibranch sea slug with a characteristic white body and variable pigment markings.

Genus
Goniodoridella
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Goniodoridella savignyi Pruvot-Fol, 1933

Goniodoridella savignyi Pruvot-Fol, 1933 is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc that belongs to the family Goniodorididae. This nudibranch has a wide distribution across the tropical and subtropical Indo-West Pacific. Confirmed sightings of the species have been recorded in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Yellow Sea, the Japan Sea, the Red Sea, and South Africa. The base body color of Goniodoridella savignyi is white, with variable amounts of bright yellow dots covering its spicules. Some individual specimens have brownish pigments in place of the typical yellow pigments.

Photo: (c) Rafi Amar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rafi Amar · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Goniodorididae Goniodoridella

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