Photo of Goniobranchus tennentanus taken by Anthony Holley at Seychelles (verified by Richard Willan)
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Nudibranchia
Suborder
Doridina
Family
Chromodorididae
Species
Goniobranchus tennentanus
Information
Also known as Chromodoris tennentana, Chromodoris vicina
According to Dr. Richard Willan: I have spent more than an hour today looking at all the photos labelled Chromodoris tennentana and Chromodoris cavae on Nudi Pixel at your request. I have decided they all belong to one very variable species. The supposed differences between them suggested by Bill Rudman on his Sea Slug Forum cannot be substantiated when many specimens are studied from many different localities across the Indian Ocean. Consequently put them all under Chromodoris tennentana on Nudi Pixel with a note that Chromodoris cavae and Chromodoris vicina are both synonyms.
Comment from expert, Richard Willan: This is the first record of this species from the Seychelles.