Photo of Goniobranchus mandapamensis taken by Dave Harasti at Vietnam (verified by Richard Willan)
Scientific Classification:
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDoridina
FamilyChromodorididae
SpeciesGoniobranchus mandapamensis

Information

Comment from expert, Richard Willan: This dorid nudibranch is characterised by the dorsum covered with brown spots, a broken line of bright orange around the mantle margin, very large gills, and radular teeth with large denticles.

Locality

Kenya
Malindi
Aug, Sep
Kilifi Creek
Oct
 
Thailand
Koh Phangan
Apr, Nov
Koh Tao
Mar, Oct
Khao Lak
Feb
Phuket
May
Thailand
Mar
 
Taiwan
Long Dong
May
 
Cambodia
Koh Rong
Dec
 
Indonesia
Flores
Oct
 
Myanmar
Mergui Archipelago
Dec
 
Vietnam
Vietnam
Feb

Sample Photos of Goniobranchus mandapamensis

Photo by Debbie Woods in Thailand
Photo by Martijn Spierenburg in Koh Rong, Cambodia
Photo by Ariel Lee in Long Dong, Taiwan
Photo by Nick Chapman in Koh Phangan, Thailand