Goniobranchus bombayanus

Photograph taken by Darja Tjioe taken in Similan Islands, Thailand

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Photographer
Darja Tjioe
Location
Similan Islands, Thailand
Species name
Goniobranchus bombayanus
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"This chromodorid nudibranch is characterised by its pustulose mantle, by the greenish grey mantle with opaque white speckles over the central area, by the black and reddish golden spots in clusters laterally on the mantle, and by the yellowish or greyish gills with white speckles. It is a rare species, presently only known from the northern Indian Ocean, from India and the Andaman Sea."
Comment from Richard Willan
This chromodorid nudibranch is characterised by its pustulose mantle, by the greenish grey mantle with opaque white speckles over the central area, by the black and reddish golden spots in clusters laterally on the mantle, and by the yellowish or greyish gills with white speckles. It is a rare species, presently only known from the northern Indian Ocean, from India and the Andaman Sea.
Taken on
6 February 2009 10:51:54 pm
Posted
16 years ago
Updated
6 months ago

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Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDoridina
FamilyChromodorididae
SpeciesGoniobranchus bombayanus