Goniobranchus rufomaculatus

Goniobranchus rufomaculatus

''Goniobranchus rufomaculatus'' is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
4 Rhinopores! There are 2 Nudibranch here, one was following the other and I tried to take at this angle to give the impression that its just 1 Nudibranch with 4 Rhinopores :D Anilao,Batangas,Goniobranchus rufomaculatus,Nudibranch,Philippines

Appearance

The original description included the following colour information: "Colour cream white, passing into cream yellow towards the margins, which are ornamented with a series of oblong violet spots. The central portion of the mantle is studded with numerous slightly elevated orange dots. Branchiae colourless, tentacles chocolate brown, laminae white. Under surface colourless, with the exception of a light tinge of the dorsal colours, which are transmitted through the pellucid mantle."
Nudibranch - Goniobranchus rufomaculatus  Anilao,Batangas,Goniobranchus rufomaculatus,Nudibranch,Philippines

Naming

This species may be conspecific with ''Goniobranchus albopustulosus''. It is similar in colour to the Indian Ocean species ''Goniobranchus alius'' and ''Goniobranchus aureopurpureus'' from the central Indo-West-Pacific region.Rudman, W.B., 2000 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Distribution

This species was described from Huahine, Society Islands. It has been reported from the Marshall Islands, Queensland and the Philippines.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
FamilyChromodorididae
GenusGoniobranchus
SpeciesG. rufomaculatus
Photographed in
Philippines