Goniobranchus charlottae
| Goniobranchus charlottae | |
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| Goniobranchus charlottae at Marsa Shoona, Egypt | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Goniobranchus |
| Species: | G. charlottae
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| Binomial name | |
| Goniobranchus charlottae (Schrödl, 1999) [1]
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Goniobranchus charlottae is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2][3]
Distribution
This species was described from the Red Sea. It appears to be a Red Sea endemic.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ Schrödl M. (1999) Glossodoris charlottae, a new chromodorid nudibranch from the Red Sea (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia). Vita Marina 46 (3-4): 89-94. page(s): 90-94
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Goniobranchus charlottae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-01
- ^ Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2005 (May 30) Chromodoris charlottae (Schroedl, 1999). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 155
- ^ Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 227